Kickas.org Forums Ankylosing Spondylitis General Discussion #1 AS Web Support Group Joining Aquatic Class for Arthritis!!!

Hi Jan

So far it has gone well. It is hard to motivate myself out of bed or off the couch but I just think how good I feel after the class and I get up and get ready to go. I hope you are doing well too Jan

If you feel like being a couch potato, just tell yourself, I have to be a good model for Jan who is probably reading a book and she should be exercising. So then you get up and go and then come back and say, Jan I did it, did you join the Y yet??
LOL : )

hey jan did toy join the y yet? i had to scrape half frozen slop from my driveway before going to the y this morning. now im sore now but i think its more from the driveway. give the pool a try its a nice way some exercise and forget about winter for an hour or two your book will be there when you get home. are you reading anything good? mike

hi jeff the water was fun as usual i missed monday so im going back tomorrow and give the deep water class a try. my rheumy called and said my vitamin d is low also. now i take 2000ius until spring when i start to get some sun again. mike

Hi Mike

Glad you went today. I missed today but hope to make it tomorrow. I went on the treadmill for 15 minutes and was surprised I didn't have increased pain. My knees are bad and I am leery of doing anything that impact the knees too much. Big snow storm tomorrow, hope I don't kill myself snow blowing and shoveling. I think we will both have to keep reminding Jan to join the Y.

lol not yet MIke! I am hesitant to suggest it to my husband because I am not working right now, and money is tight (I looked up the fees) so I'm thinking maybe it can be a Valentine's Day present and birthday present combined???
I am reading The Uninvited Guests by Sadie Jones and it is so good, just finished Familiar by J. Robert Lennon, it was really good, too. Thanks for checking in MIke and I hope you feel better, shoveling is the worst!

hi jan i joined the y for 3 months it was a winter special for 99$. i figured it would get me thru the winter, now im thinking about joining for the year when my 3 months are up. when you join you will enjoy exercising in water its easy on the joints. mike

hi jeff i tried the class in the deep water if anything its harder. on the weekend i will give the treadmill a try, see if the pool loosened me up. in the cold weather my hips and right si joint keep me from spending too much time on my feet. im sleeping better since i started in the pool, you cant argue with success. be careful playing in the snow. mike