Swimming the BEST Way to improve Athletic skill?

[sydney511]

I recently put in a small swimming pool on my "farming" family. (since money is starting to pile) None of the sims have the athletic skill, yet they still swim in the pool everyday without commands until they fatigue. It improves the Athletic skill very quickly since they won't stop swimming without Athletic skill (My sims sometime jump off the treadmill.)

[MasterSiwel]

I recently put in a small swimming pool on my "farming" family. (since money is starting to pile) None of the sims have the athletic skill, yet they still swim in the pool everyday without commands until they fatigue. It improves the Athletic skill very quickly since they won't stop swimming without Athletic skill (My sims sometime jump off the treadmill.)

I remember it being a great way of boosting atheletic points and if I remember correctly, that's how most people do it. Of course I have a "age-soft" mind and may forget things from time to time.

[Sarah]

If you go to the gym and use the swimming pool there, I imagine the skill will improve quicker since being at the gym increases the rate at which a Sim learns the Athletic skill. Swimming has to be the most enjoyable way for a Sim to improve the skill though, since with using gym equipment and/or martial arts training they also get smelly as well as fatigued.

[TommyT]

If you go to the gym and use the swimming pool there, I imagine the skill will improve quicker since being at the gym increases the rate at which a Sim learns the Athletic skill.

This is actually bugged and will in fact make your Sim learn the skill slower!  See 3rd paragraph here: http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/skills/athletic/

[Pam]

The bug might somewhat be fixed now.  Seems like I tested it recently and, while it was still slower than working out at home, it didn't take as long as it did in the beginning.

[AriaGirl77]

The problem with swimming is that I don't think it helps you to work towards any of the skill challenges, and some of those challenges are awesome!  So in that regard, it's better to stick to running or weight lifting.

[Sarah]

This is actually bugged and will in fact make your Sim learn the skill slower!  See 3rd paragraph here: http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/skills/athletic/

I was under the impression this was fixed? Eek, well sorry for misinforming everyone :/ I know the moodlet pops up saying something about the environment at the gym (can't remember the exact wording) and I just assumed it was up because they'd fixed the bug.

[Pam]

I was under the impression this was fixed? Eek, well sorry for misinforming everyone :/ I know the moodlet pops up saying something about the environment at the gym (can't remember the exact wording) and I just assumed it was up because they'd fixed the bug.

Please see my post above.  Either way, the moodlet has always appeared at the gym whether it was bugged or not.