Guest guest Posted October 17, 2003 Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 I do exercise in a heated pool some in the summer and it really is easier than on land. The only problem is if I let go and try to swim or dog paddle I go head first into the water and can't seem to get my feet back on the bottom. I really panic and think I might drown. Guess I'm gonna have to find an intertube next time. I feel like I'm regressing back to childhood Bobbi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 Bobbi go to the sporting goods store and get a life vest or a life belt .I beleive it's the crebellum that causes this .It's our center for balance i dont have this problem for one thing i stay in the shallow where my feet touch bottom .When we swim off my boat i use the vest .It keeps you upright .Also have someone in with you and try this stand in shallow then take a big greath and sit on the bottom remember to exhale and relax hold onto the other person for security but relax and see how long you can go this builds lung capacity and confidence keep doing this until you get tired youll feel the longer you do this you wont panic i used to snorkel many yrs. ago .relaxation is the key GEO Re: water exercises I do exercise in a heated pool some in the summer and it really is easier than on land. The only problem is if I let go and try to swim or dog paddle I go head first into the water and can't seem to get my feet back on the bottom. I really panic and think I might drown. Guess I'm gonna have to find an intertube next time. I feel like I'm regressing back to childhood Bobbi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Hi Maggie, Our local YMCA has a wonderful program for older adults, or those with arthritis, etc. They have a lift to get you in and out of the water also. One man has a prosthetic leg and removes it before getting in the water. He does just fine balancing because he wears a boyancy belt. I tried it and it helped me a lot. One of the guys in the program uses a wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury. He has no use of his legs, but somehow does just fine without them. Don't know how he does it. Kathi, I wear water shoes. They have a rubber sole and net top that stretches and could accomodate any width. Just type in " water shoes " in your search engine and you'll find lots to choose from. I've had mine for about 10 years now. Use to wear them whne we went hiking through streams in Sedona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 , I have the water shoes also. They help me to stand in water really well. Jane Anne King Re: water exercises > Hi Maggie, > Our local YMCA has a wonderful program for older adults, or those > with arthritis, etc. They have a lift to get you in and out of the > water also. One man has a prosthetic leg and removes it before > getting in the water. He does just fine balancing because he wears > a boyancy belt. I tried it and it helped me a lot. One of the guys > in the program uses a wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury. He > has no use of his legs, but somehow does just fine without them. > Don't know how he does it. > Kathi, I wear water shoes. They have a rubber sole and net top that > stretches and could accomodate any width. Just type in " water > shoes " in your search engine and you'll find lots to choose from. > I've had mine for about 10 years now. Use to wear them whne we went > hiking through streams in Sedona. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Up until last summer, I did water aerobics 3x a week. Now, my right leg is so weak and my balance so poor, I can barely get into the pool and when I do I must hold onto my husband in order to move. However, after a few minutes of warming up while holding onto the side of the pool, I seem to get my equilibrium. You are so much lighter in the water, that even a very weak leg can move. I'm not sure about a " dead " leg though. Is there a local pool that has a hydraulic chair to get you into the pool? I live in a retirement community with several pools, and one that's indoors and one outdoors each have a hydraulic chair that swings out over the pool and lowers you, then you can sit on it to be lifted up and out of the pool right to your walker or wheelchair. It's a godsend since I can no longer negotiate the steps. I believe many YMCAs have one in their indoor pool. Check it out. Water exercises are great and a pleasant way to keep moving. Edith > > Hi Friends, > > > > One of my recent goals has been to do better w/exercise. Either > getting to > > the pool on my own to do my own dog-paddeling and exercises or > taking a water > > aeorobics or acquasize class (slower paced). > >>> > > > Hi kathi....and others doing water exercise..... > > first question that comes to mind...and excuse me for being blunt > here.....how do you keep from .....um.......you know having the > overactive bladder become overactive? > > second.....how do you get to and into the pool without your AFOs > on? i simply can't take a step with something for support on my > ankles and legs? > > third....i have literally " no " strength in one leg, so can you > actually make a 'dead' leg work in the water?...plus without one leg > being able to do " something " there would be no chance of > balance....there is " no " balance even when i have on m,y AFOs..... > > so, does water exerciSe sound like an all around bad idea for me? > > maggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Does anybody know why all of a sudden I can't get thru any more? Rita Love & Hugs Here Also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Well you must be getting through Hi GEO Re: Re: water exercises Does anybody know why all of a sudden I can't get thru any more? Rita Love & Hugs Here Also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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