Swimming too much

 I may have gotten a little too excited about swimming.  Today, my chest wall and heart hurts something fierce.  It even has made me wince a few times.

So no swimming today.  Decided to take the day to just relax and let my heart not have to work so hard.  Hopefully tomorrow I can get right back at it.  It’s so much more fun than walking on the treadmill.

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