Aqua Basics

Why do I start the week with water aerobics? After being told by doctors to exercise to give me more energy and make me feel better, I finally decided to give it a try. And exercising in water is a great workout with less pain than on land. The buoyancy helps make it low impact (for which my hips thank me). And the water keeps you cooler so there's no sweat (or at least you don't notice it). But does it work....Well, how do you assess whether you feel better than you did a year ago? I'm still tired all the time. And I never get high on endorphins, or if I do I haven't noticed. And as for the exercise addiction some people get. Uhuh, not me. I keep going three days a week because of guilt. Its just that simple. I feel like I'm wasting money if I skip a class. And then everybody asks where you were last time and you either have to lie and make up some lame excuse, or admit you were just too lazy to come. There is a nice feeling of camaraderie in the class though. A bunch of ladies who all need someone to help them along and keep them moving. No Denise Austin videos alone in the living room for us. Not enough motivation there, and too easy to cheat. No we go for the group torture theory. I have to admit Dawn is great at that...She keeps us going (although I do worry about her obsession with keeping our buttocks tight. I mean how do you answer a question like "How's your buttocks?" MYOB I always say. But I guess she's making our buttocks her business...someone has to). And I do feel young in a class where older ladies are the norm. But it makes me feel pressured to work hard too. Don't want any little old ladies showing me up. Okay, I admit there isn't really anyone who fits the little old lady mold. I mean these women are more active than I am! God preserve me so well. And I guess that answers why I work my butt off in the pool 3 days a week, praying that it helps keep me young.