a tad pricey but worth if for water exercises

February 17, 2004

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).

I have been to 2 acquasize classes in the past 2 weeks. I had problems

following the routines because my achilles is short and my balance sucks. As it

is, I'm having trouble walking barefoot and need a shoe with at least 1 inch

heel and preferably 1 1/4 inch. Of course 1 1/2 inch starts to get too high for

balance..........

Between my short achilles and the bouyancy, I can't get my foot down on the

bottom of the pool easily. When I do, it's just the ball of my foot that

touches and I usually slip because of course I'm moving my arms in the routines

which makes me lose my balance.

Some ladies wear sneakers to help with slipping, but I don't have cloth

sneakers that I can wear because my feet are so wide that sneakers that fit well

are hard to come by. I have leather walking shoes (Propet) that are sort of

like sneakers but can't wear those in the water. But I'm thrilled I found those

in size 6 1/2 WWW.

I was telling myself to just go anyways and do the best I could and just do

things differently as needed.

But, I found something that helped.

I looked in my FootSmart catalog to see if there was something that would fit

my wide feet with a heel that I could wear in the water. I found a cloth

shoe with a rubber sole that is 1 inch. It's $49.95. I ordered it and they

came

yesterday.

I wore them today to the water aerobics class and it made a huge difference.

I still had some trouble but not nearly as much. So I'm very happy about

that.

The product is Conforinta Women item #70612 from FootSmart, if you want a

pair. They come in a few colors. They are European sizes and I ordered a size

38 Beige. I think they might be good for the beach, too. On the rare

occasions I go to the beach, I've worn my Propet Walking Shoes/Sneakers because

it's

so hard to walk in the sand. I guess I'll have to plan another cruise, now,

LOL.

Anyhoo, just passing the info to those who may want to consider water

exercises and have the same problem.

best,

Kathi

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