Water Aerobics ~ Kickin' it Senior Style! Part 2

Ok, Since trying out the water aerobics, my Mom and I have officially joined the 9 am class.  That means that I leave the house earlier, call Mom along the way and hopefully find her awake and in a semi lovable mood.

So, we have three instructors a week, and everyone of them have a unique style to tone and torture your body with.  One has a noodle routine that is actually fun (especially since the kids showed me how to use one as a wtaer gun) and the others are fairly intense.

Each time the first ten to twenty minutes are nothing.  Walk in a circle, create a great speed and walking with the flow of the water then flip around and walk against the nice strong tide you've just created.  Cross country skiing in the water, stretching your calves, shoulder blades, necks, thumbs, toes and everything else till you want to sit down cross your legs and scream "NO"  Like a petulant child throwing a temper tantrum.

Once we hit the thirty minute mark, I thought it would go faster, but no... as usual with the aerobics thing, I was so off mark.  The clock seems to run backwards!  It is kinda like when we are walking first one way then another all without warning!  So, now everything is outta whack and even the parts that were ok are now loudy protesting and the other members of the class (All seniors) are blasting through the class making cracks about how their days are going, their plans for the week, and how the instructor is getting soft on the class (AS IF o.o')

So, after what feels like 2 hours, we are now at the forty five minute mark, and now it is time to work our arms and upper body.  The ONLY thing not hurting now is the head, so now it is time to stretch the fingers, neck and shoulders.  One and Two and Three and Four and on and on and on and on and on......

Finally the hour ends and the other members agily scramble out of the arthritis pool and into the jacuzzi.  Meanwhile, Mom and I float in the peaceful bliss of the empty pool trying to brace ourselves for when we get out of the warm pool and gravity hits.  Normally, getting out of a pool isn't that big a deal, but after the hour of full on physical torture, gravity feels a lot heavier than it should.

Even after a week of this and trying to adjust to the routine and all, it is still very exhausting to keep up with the other members.  God I hope when I get to their ages I can still be that active....