This summer I discovered an aquacise class at the neighborhood pool. I thought, "why not?". My old knees can only handle one ballet class a week and, although I always have every intention of maintaining an exercise regimen on my own, my enthusiasm and self-motivation eventually wane. But if I paid in advance to attend a class, then I would go.
The class wasn't crowded; in fact, quite often I was the only one in class. At the same time, my son was doing physical therapy to recover from surgery. Guess what he had to do as part of his therapy. Aquacise! Or something very similar to what I was doing. He teased me that his aquacise was therapy but mine was exercise for old people. I couldn't really argue with him since I was one of the younger participants.
I've been suffering from a frozen shoulder for over one year now. I couldn't even lift a gallon of milk into the refrigerator with my bad arm. I did some physical therapy and my arm got much better but was never 100% again. But aquacise and swimming have healed me! The resistance the water provided and the range of motion required to do the exercises were perfect for my recovery.
Aquacise ended this week. I will miss being outside in the water and the sun. Hopefully I will have the time and self-motivation to swim at the pool once a week. And hopefully my shoulder won't start freezing up again from lack of exercise!
Oh, and did I mention that I have a nice tan?
A hui hou!
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