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Water Works

I live in Southern California’s Inland Empire and this week is hot. Not only is it hot, but it’s humid too. I had to teach five classes...

Diabetes and Mental Health

Ever think that good diabetic care might also include good mental health care? Our mental health affects all parts of our lives from how...

David’s Story

When I first enrolled at Aquamotion I was overweight and in poor physical health. At 63 years old, and 5’10, I weighed upwards of 240lbs,...

Carlene Gets Real

What do you do when your expectations are hit by a dose of reality? I have to be honest, that after 8 weeks of recovery, I thought I...

Growing

Aquamotion is growing! After a rough year back in 2012, I have finally found my backbone and am stretching again.  I filled out our...

Crazy Summertime!

Summer at Aquamotion  is crazy!  There are new folks that finally decide it’s warm enough to get in the pool and it gets crowded. My goal...

Am I doing this right?

This question is asked often by new participants. “Am I doing this right?” is kind of funny in the water because you almost can’t do...

What defines you?

I was reading Oprah magazine from February 2018 and in the section “What Defines You?”, there was an article about people who were told...

I am sitting

It’s a forced sit, but I am doing it so that my wound can heal.  Last year I began having weird leg pains.  These weren’t the ones that I...

New Tricks

I am really enjoying training someone, with a true desire to learn everything I know, about water aerobics.  She is a newcomer to this...

Happy New Year?

Sometimes the New Year can be a mixed blessing.  Everyone is setting their resolutions, which seem to fade away in a few weeks.  Feelings...

Plantar Fasciitis- there is relief

When I was in college, I was on the cross country team at UC Riverside, running at least once, if not twice a day.  I was teaching 15...

Good stories

I decided to do a survey last week.  I asked basic questions about how people felt before and after they tried water aerobics. How they...

Water, Water, Water.

Not only are you surrounded by water, but I need you filled with water! I know you hate to get out of the pool to pee, but you must...

Special Needs

This week I starting my Adaptive Water Aerobics classes at Riverside Community College.  I am in love with these “kids”.  Most of these...

Ouch, I hurt!

Many of you are in pain. It’s the pits, but you have made the right choice by giving water aerobics a try. The benefits are beyond any...

Now the fun part

What kind of aerobics do we teach? If you are new to class, you might feel dizzy and confused with all the different class formats that I...

Make New Friends

September seems the perfect time to bring up this old Girl Scout song. School is back in session and I asked my children to please go up...

More Medical Stuff

Cramps are common. Usually these stem from lack of flexibility or dehydration.  Eating a healthy diet of fruits and vegetables can help...

Doctor Referrals

Before you begin any exercise program, it is highly recommended that you get the A-OK from your doctor.  Most of the time, they are going...

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