Me and My Fellow Old People

[threemeninaboat]

I have something wrong with me that makes my body hurt most of the time, it gets worse when I get cold. I have gotten MUCH better since I no longer do manual labor.
I have been thinking of ways to exercise in the winter. I'm not into gyms. Swimming sounds nice but even the indoor pools are too cold. I did some research and found a Warm Water Therapy Pool run by the Easter Seals about 6 miles South of my house. Anyone can go. They have classes and open pool times. $9 drop in, or you can get a punch card, or a membership. I'm going over tomorrow to see how it looks. I can order private lessons quite reasonably and I can polish up my strokes quickly, hopefully they'll have times for lap swimming.

Comments

[gows.livejournal.com]

A most excellent idea.

Any testings done for fibro, at all?

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

I knew you'd like this idea! Especially since I'm not fond of yoga.

I don't have any fibro symptoms. I don't have the specific 18 tender points, lack of sleep, IBS, brain fog, or depression.

My hands, feet and mid-arms ache. When I'm cold I get a dull whole body ache, like when you get the flu. Everything gets much better when I am well exercised and warm (and not hauling buckets all day).

I did not hurt at all in Hawaii. (not entirely true, Pele bashed my knees up, BTW I can no longer feel her grit in my knee, and it's feeling better)

[gows.livejournal.com]

lack of sleep

*puzzled* I thought you had insomnia issues . . .

[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

What she has is thinking-too-hard issues. She falls asleep at a moment's notice, sometimes in the middle of a conversation, except for when she's sitting there at 2 AM thinking about how she's going to attach 10,000 boingy springs to the living room ceiling and put a glowing eyeball on the end of each one and it's going to look so cool she can't wait until tomorrow to start making it.

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

This happens pretty often too.

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

Nope. I currently get 7-8h. For many years there it was 5-6h. Not due to insomnia, I just didn't need that much sleep. And there were so many fun things to do!

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

Yes my jaw hurts right now but I was sewing all day.... it usually doesn't.

[crossfire.livejournal.com]

I love swimming. Our dream house has a full indoor/outdoor heated pool in the back.

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

Do you swim anywhere currently?

[crossfire.livejournal.com]

No, fat hairy guys aren't allowed to swim in public pools.

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

Not true at all. You missed the party at the YMCA. Bear central. Zane had a membership for a few years and I'd splash around on a visitor pass.

[crossfire.livejournal.com]

You missed the party at the YMCA.

GURL THAT'S THE STORY OF MY LIFE ;-)

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

LOL!

That man in the Indian costume? Scrumptious!

[ishaunted.livejournal.com]

Do you know Schmid-E's ex-wife? I believe this is the pool she swims at for fibro therapy. She could tell you more about the facilities.

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

Quite well actually, I run into her at the grocery store all the time.

I will, thank you!