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Knees Up Mother Brown!

Well yesterday my aqua jogger arrived so I took it for a play! Got to the pool early so I could join which means I now have to swim at least twice a week or I will be wasting money! Fortunately it's a council pool so no joining fee and you can suspend/cancel easily too!! All for £21pm (haha Bear!)

Anyway I faffed about trying to get the belt set up (still think I will tighten it next time) as the elastic belt is very long (I had a good 20+" spare!) it took ages to thread it through correctly.

First I did 150m warm up normal swimming, then out the pool for a quick drink and on with the belt. Back in at the shallow end and a slow walk to the deeper end.

I had the "method of standing" as such in my mind (slightly leaning back, tummy in) and then I was off ... well weird! You just go nowhere it seems!!

The life guards were more interested than the swimmers, but hey I'm short sighted so couldn't see anyone laughing at me anyway!

I tried the different exercises that I could remember and enjoyed the "rope climber" one the most as that one was really energetic and you felt like you were moving more! I even tried to do some intervals of faster running. So much effort for so little return!!

Time passed quiet quickly and I was enjoying myself. Somewhere along the line I decided to do the 40mins I would have done running. I did but boy it is so much harder than running!!!

I finished off with 150m very slow cool down and boy was I tired by then!! It felt like a real work out (which I wasn't expecting!) and I can see how people stay fit using this! In fact I think that I may do a session each week even when not injured!!

I suspected I would ache this morning and I do have that "have worked hard" feeling! It's good!!

Comments

fraggle said…
great stuff Pix - it's a bit weird, and yes you do need to pull the belt really tight or it's uncomfortable when you're in the pool.

too snuffly to swim at the moment - but I htink I'll be at the pool next week :o)
9:32 AM, February 23, 2006
Evil Pixie said…
TG try this:
list

Frags I thought I did have it tight enough but when in the water the lower back was not flat aginst me
Shattered today mind!!
10:51 AM, February 23, 2006
Leon said…
[chuckles quietly in the corner]

See!!!

Told you it was hard work!!!!!

But it'll be great for keeping, and improving your fitness!!
6:33 PM, February 23, 2006
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