All of my Physical Therapists put swimming at the top of the charts for excellent rehab!! I am 62 and still continuing with Physical Therapy. As soon as the new year comes around and Medicare gives me my 15 PT workouts for the year I go to a therapist. But again, I think it's swimming, walking, biking....... The hard part is getting into the water! ARGH!!! But once in I love it. If you wear flipppers it's easier, they help keep my legs up. When done with laps I will take a walk around the pool also.. I go from the deep end to the shallow... usually not too good in the shallow end. But any water exercise is really good for you. At least that's what I have been told. Trudy
On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 8:32 AM, lynne myers <lynnemye...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Most of the strength returned in my legs. I just have some residual > weakness on my right side. I walk around the house and the yard fine > without any assistive devices, only use cane when I go out because I do fall > frequently, and use electric carts in stores when I will be shopping for > more than a few items because of fatigue. We have steps going into the pool > with handrails so I don't have any problems getting in and out of the > water. I don't do alot of actual swimming anymore because it hurts my legs, > just float or walk around, I will be 47 in a couple of months. > > --- On *Thu, 4/9/09, Janice <jan...@centurytel.net>* wrote: > > From: Janice <jan...@centurytel.net> > Subject: Re: [TMIC] Re: over heating > To: lynnemye...@yahoo.com > Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 9:32 PM > > How strong are your legs that you can get into a pool? How does it > feel? Is it easier to move around in water? I used to do water > aerobics, in fact, that was when I first noticed something strange with my > legs. All of a sudden one week I would come home from aerobics and my legs > would feel really tired. I just thought that I was working harder in the > water. Wrong. By the end of the week my legs gave out and that was > that! I really miss walking in the water. How old are > you? > Janice > > >
