Wednesday I started back to water aerobics. It was great. It feels good to be in the water again, I felt a little off balance but I am sure that it will come back to me. It was a good workout and I didn't realize how sore one could be. Before Winter came I was going nine times a week. I realized quickly that I will have to ease into this all over again. I quit going because where I live is in the mountains and when it snows it is deep and the ice stays for along time. My class is at 6:00 A.M. and I didn't want to get up earlier and shovel snow and ice off my car that early in the morning. I was also concerned because the last three years I have fallen six times on the snow ans ice. It then takes me awhile to recover from the falls, I didn't feel that I wanted to deal with that this year. I wanted to be able to exercise and get around.
When I first started water aerobics I had trouble balancing in the three feet, and you couldn't get me in the five feet because I felt as if I had no control over my body. When I was young I lived at the swimming pool every summer. It had been so long since I had been swimming that I didn't dare swim across the pool. Now I like the five feet end and I have learned to swim again and quite enjoy it. I can accomplish all sorts of exercise in the water that is other wise hard on land. The key to balance in the water I found is to have good core control which I had none of when I started. When you have good core control you stand taller, you have better posture and there isn't so much weight pull on your back.
It is hard to tell you what a different person I am today than I was eighteen months ago. I have not only changed physically, my biggest change I feel has been mentally and the knowledge that anything is possible. My attitude about life, what I can accomplish, where I am going, and especially who I am is totally different. I am working on my goals of health and along with that comes the possibilities of greatness. It might take me a little longer but I WILL MAKE IT to the top.
I hope that you all have a terrific day and the blessing of the Lord will be upon you today. He is our strength and has all the answers to all our questions. Have a wonderful day.
Started my two day cleanse last Monday and did very well, but after that I back slid and didn't do so good through the week. I feel like Anne of Green Gables when she said "today is a new day with not mistakes in it" and her teacher says "yet". New week, freash start? One thing I know for sure, this stop and start with exercise isn't so good on the body. We will have to find something we can do next winter to help keep up the pace.
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