Cold water earobics

[Craig Davi]

My wife and I need to do water aerobics but live in a rural
area in central Texas where there are no public facilities
convenient. Therefore we are considering putting in a swimming
pool. However, the cost of heating a pool during the winter
months may be prohibitive Would it be feasible to use wetsuits
or drysuits when the water temp drops below a comfortable
level? Any suggestions on which, if either, would be
appropriate would be appreciated. We have no knowledge of
either. We are both obese so finding a fit might be a problem.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

[Steve Frei]

"Craig Davis" <cedavis2@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:uLjZg.8653$Lv3.5514@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> My wife and I need to do water aerobics but live in a
> rural area in central Texas where there are no public
> facilities convenient. Therefore we are considering
> putting in a swimming pool. However, the cost of heating a
> pool during the winter months may be prohibitive Would it
> be feasible to use wetsuits or drysuits when the water
> temp drops below a comfortable level? Any suggestions on
> which, if either, would be appropriate would be
> appreciated. We have no knowledge of either. We are both
> obese so finding a fit might be a problem. Thanks in
> advance for any help you can give.

For most people most of the time, losing weight is 90% about
learning to eat less.

No one _needs_ to do water aerobics as even heavy people can
find ways to exercise without a swimming pool. If walking
regularly is too much stress for your knees and hips, try
lying on your back and doing pretend bicycling motions - you
can work up to doing quite a lot of these. There are other
creative alternatives as well, e.g., do wall pushups by
standing in front of a wall, moving your feet slightly away
from the wall, and doing pushups as pushing yourself away from
the wall. Also try to find a high chair or stool on which you
can sit down and get up again without the aid of your arms -
it can be a very short range of motion. Gradually work up the
repetitions this way then look for a slightly lower chair. Use
a phone book or similar to adjust as needed. Another good
exercise is to find a sturdy door knob, grab on, and do
squats, using your hands for assistance to get back up. Again,
a very short range of motion to start is fine.

It's important to realize that the only effective exercise
programs are one that you enjoy enough to actually perform
regularly. Try to find something a bit easier to do.

Just my opinions, and best of luck to you.

-S- http://www.kbnj.com

[cedavis2]

We are not trying to lose weight. We both have serious joint
problem that prevent normal exercise.

>
> For most people most of the time, losing weight is 90% about
> learning to eat less.
>
> No one _needs_ to do water aerobics as even heavy people can
> find ways to exercise without a swimming pool. If walking
> regularly is too much stress for your knees and hips, try
> lying on your back and doing pretend bicycling motions - you
> can work up to doing quite a lot of these. There are other
> creative alternatives as well, e.g., do wall pushups by
> standing in front of a wall, moving your feet slightly away
> from the wall, and doing pushups as pushing yourself away
> from the wall. Also try to find a high chair or stool on
> which you can sit down and get up again without the aid of
> your arms - it can be a very short range of motion.
> Gradually work up the repetitions this way then look for a
> slightly lower chair. Use a phone book or similar to adjust
> as needed. Another good exercise is to find a sturdy door
> knob, grab on, and do squats, using your hands for
> assistance to get back up. Again, a very short range of
> motion to start is fine.
>
> It's important to realize that the only effective exercise
> programs are one that you enjoy enough to actually perform
> regularly. Try to find something a bit easier to do.
>
> Just my opinions, and best of luck to you.
>
> -S- http://www.kbnj.com