I never learned to swim when I was a kid. In fact, I used to be kind of afraid of the water. Every time I took swimming lessons, I ended up freezing and shivering and never got past Lesson #2.
But then I grew up and one day I was in the pool and said to my son, “Watch this!”
And he said, “What am I watching?”
And I said, “You are watching me not drown!”
I may never be a great swimmer but I taught myself not to drown and that’s a major improvement in my ‘swimming’ ability!
- Water exercises or movements are great for bodies. The water acts as resistance as your arms and legs swish through the water. Resistance builds muscle.
- You won’t sweat when you are exercising in the pool. I think that’s a big plus!
- Moving in the water lets the water massage your muscles. Massage is a good thing!
- Letting the water support you removes the weight of gravity. Your spine can lengthen when you bob or float and that’s a good thing.
You don’t have to know how to swim or even how to float to enjoy moving your muscles in water.
I’m a mermaid. A really slow mermaid.
