Check out Shannon's site,  Rocks In My Dryer, for lots of great tips!

A couple of weeks ago, my WFMW post relayed some of the ways I'm working on shaping up a bit this summer, and this week I'm sharing a couple of additional tips.


1.  Kick It Up A Notch:  In the pool or at the skating rink, I'm working on increasing my activities.  I found out the other day that I could actually work up a sweat in the swimming pool.  I think I remember that from days in which I used to take an aquacise class, but it's been a while.  Some hard jogging in place really gets you going!  At the skating rink, I'm working on trying to increase the number of laps I skate each time we go.  Music helps, some upbeat stuff for the pool, and the kids' Disneymania CD at the skating rink...we get there early enough that there aren't many people, and the owner is amenable to playing the cd's the kids bring.

2.  Find A Friend:  I've got a friend doing planned water aerobics and exercise with me.  That's motivating!  The kids love it because they get to see their friends while we work, and they get to swim after we're done.

3.  Research:  I'm looking online a little bit, but also consulting with my Mom about some of the things that her water exercise classes do.  I'm checking for some of the equipment and exercises online.  It's been a decade and a half since I took a class, so it's good to update my information.  

4.  Plan Ahead For Other Seasons:  I'm making progress now, but come fall, the pool won't be an option.  For cold weather, I'm considering bike riding as my most likely way to continue the program.  With that in mind, I'm starting now, just a little bit at a time.  I took my daughter's bike up and down the street once the other day, and boy, did my legs feel like jello afterward.  Hopefully, by the time the pool is done for the summer, it won't be a hard transition.  

Slowly, I'm seeing results, and I'm feeling better, so I definitely want to keep it up.  I think there's a law in physics that says that a body in motion tends to stay in motion, and that a body at rest tends to stay at rest.  Getting mine in motion works for me!