Wonderful Water

Since I took the class this past spring, I have been LOVING water aerobics. Fortunately they offer classes at the Provo and Orem rec center, and I went to my first class of water aerobics at the Orem rec center this week. Here are some great facts about water exercising:

• Easy on your joints
• Provides resistance in all directions rather than just one or two like on land
• You burn more calories exercising in water than on land (cool, huh?)
• It is easy on your back if you normally have back pains

I always thought water aerobics was for the old ladies until I actually tried it. Now I love it! It's quite challenging. And you definitely don't need a class. You can run in the water, tread water, use a kick board, jump in the water, kick in the water, and get a great work out :-). I'm hoping to keep up with water aerobics for as long as I can! But for the next two weeks the rec center is closed....so it will be outdoor running adventures (and I'll definitely add push ups to the list) for me :-)

lucky 15.

every morning--well, almost every morning, not very often on sundays--i do 15 pushups plank-style as soon as i roll out of bed to get me started for the day. like most exercise, it's not exactly fun while i'm doing it and sometimes it's downright miserable but i always feel better after, and my arms and back are proof.

pushups are one of those exercises that i can see results fairly quickly and that's motivation in and of itself.