Making Waves

I tried out the evening water aerobics class at my gym last night.  I really liked the teacher and the other ladies in the class were very nice.

I was really nervous about going to the class.  Most aerobics classes are somewhat intimidating, since the same people take them each week, and become friends.  It was like being the new kid at school.  Do I have the right swimsuit?  Am I in the right place?  Which are both silly questions, obviously, since first off, the pool at our gym isn’t so big I wouldn’t be able to quickly find the class, and secondly, it doesn’t matter what suit you where in all honesty!

So there I was, nervously waiting the 15 minutes until class because, of course, I’m ALWAYS early places.  I didn’t want to get into the hot tub or the therapy pool because I knew that water was going to be cold.

I remember making fun of my mother and aunts for how long it took them to get into the pool.  Now I know that it’s because as adults we have more skin, and out “parts” are much much more sensitive to temperature.  It’s just not right that it’s so hard to get used to the water.  Let’s just say I let out an unladylike word, but thankfully that was underwater, so no one heard.

It’s a good thing the water is cooler, though, because halfway through the class I was WARM.  I’d forgotten how easily you can get your heart rate up in the water.   I’d also forgotten how tough some of those moves get when you’re trying to stay upright or afloat!

I was nice and fatigued when I finished.  The best part, though, was my knees and ankle were not hurting.  So nice!  I even woke up pleasantly sore through the abs and arms this morning.  That’s the sign of a good work out, to me.

So I do believe I’ll be heading back on Thursday!  The strengthening will only speed up my healing and help with the weight loss.  And the more I lose, the better all those “bad” parts will feel!

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