the lifeguard encouraged me to water aerobics yesterday
Former Member
"I can get you a noodle if you would like to try the water aerobics class...they wouldn't mind a latecomer.", said the lifeguard...I almost collapsed at the proposition, and gently responded, "ME in WATER AEROBICS! Are you NUTS?!"
As I swam past the class--several of them were actually just floating there...literally dangling in the water. Then others were totally busting their butts, really working it to "What's love got to do it?" by Tina Turner. It was great.
Immediately I thought of all of you--especailly the opposing viewpoints of Shaky and Laineybug...(the very question might have been the final breaking point for Shaky at his pool, whereas Laineybug, on a special kind of day, might have considered the invitation).
Nonetheless...it was hysterically funny to me--and only all of you would appreciate why.
Have a great swim!!
Jerrycat ;)
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No there are real workouts, out there... I find the deep water aerobics more demanding than those in the shallow end. Most of the time I will 'warm down' after my laps with the shallow water aerobics. Sometimes, when I don't have enough time to swim a whole workout I will just do a class. On the rare occasions that I do the class instead of swim my laps I put weights on my ankles and wrists. That helps to increase the intensity of the workout. Some of the others in the aerobics class have the webbed resistance gloves that swimmers use, and some will get paddles. I've seen advertisements for a step that can be put on the bottom of the pool for water step aerobics... I would like to see what that is like. Water aerobics can be aerobic, like I said before, you get out of it what you put into it.
Lainey
No there are real workouts, out there... I find the deep water aerobics more demanding than those in the shallow end. Most of the time I will 'warm down' after my laps with the shallow water aerobics. Sometimes, when I don't have enough time to swim a whole workout I will just do a class. On the rare occasions that I do the class instead of swim my laps I put weights on my ankles and wrists. That helps to increase the intensity of the workout. Some of the others in the aerobics class have the webbed resistance gloves that swimmers use, and some will get paddles. I've seen advertisements for a step that can be put on the bottom of the pool for water step aerobics... I would like to see what that is like. Water aerobics can be aerobic, like I said before, you get out of it what you put into it.
Lainey
