Who’d have thought - me at the swimming pool in the middle of winter

I haven’t been to the hydro pool yet but today was a gorgeous sunny 22 degree day so I willed myself to go to my local pool.  The pool is heated to around 28 degrees so once I was in there it was very bearable.

The purpose of my trip was to do the aqua exercises my physio gave me, they being:

·         walking in water (I can see how, in deeper water, this is a good workout)

·         treading water (tried it for the first time today. Didn’t have much of a clue as to what to do but I managed to stay afloat for a burst of time)

·         kicking on my back holding my kickboard across my chest (pretty easy peasy)

·         kicking on my front holding onto  my kickboard (more on that below)

I haven’t been in the water for about 4 months so I really wasn’t sure how my kickboarding performance would go.  I remember when I first started lessons it took a few attempts to get this sorted.  Well I am pleased to say that I was able to get to the other end without gasping for air, without having my thighs burning horrifically and with only one moment of ‘oh, shite I think I am stuck kicking on the spot’.  I wouldn’t say I was powering down like an unstoppable machine but I would say that when it comes to kickboarding - I think I’ve still got it.

I didn’t submerge my face into the water today but that was more to do with my having eye makeup on, and not wanting it smeared all over my face, rather than because I was reluctant to.

More gorgeous weather this week so who knows when I might be able to fit in another mid winter session. J