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I find my aqua aerobics classes are the key to my energy, outlook and flexibility. I was diagnosed in February. Started on 12.5. I’m now down to 7.5 and doing well. Get back to the gym and work as much as you can. You will feel better. 😊

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I do an aquacise class regularly. I'm trying to recruit more men to join the class. I jump into the pool and that seems to impress all the women. They always say "Mike is here" when they hear the splash. Getting out of the pool is harder and not so impressive.

Some days I aquacise all alone and the lifeguards watch me. I look at the lifeguards some of the time. They seem to worry about an old man exercising in the deep water. They asked me if I needed help once. I showed them that I could swim to the shallow end if I needed to.

I also do a "land exercise" class that is free for veterans at the VA. The land exercise class is mostly done while sitting in a chair. The physical therapist that leads the group of old men is a lot of fun. She hovers around so that nobody falls. She tells me that I shouldn't overdo it but I tell her that I never fall. She doesn't believe me though. It is true that I don't ever fall doing aquacise.