This is a very interesting topic. And one to enter gingerly, I believe. I have started one program after another with poor success. I wanted to get back to my old exercise program which was a 3 or 4 times a week program including my stationary bike. I'd start off slow, adding as I went along, thinking I was doing well, and then I'd crash. All over pain, disappointment and frustration. My Rheumy never discussed exercise, so I would devise my own program, worked with Physical Therapy, thought I'd figure it out, and crash again. Then I found a Course through my local Adult Ed, called Living Well With Chronic Pain. It had a book involved, and it was done on zoom, remotely. I started the class, and it was a great class, done through a health agency. Unfortunately I had to give it up because I had to have emergency surgery. Another disappointment. When I began to feel better after surgery I perused the book again, and began these very simple exercises. I took the book to my Rheumy with me, and had him review the exercises, and he approved them, so I now do the simple exercises, that work very incrementally with these tiny steps, including weight bearing exercises. Not the program that I used to want. I just know that I have to move my body. I'm old as dirt (84) and this is not easy w/o guidance. Last week the local college pool opened, and we could reserve pool time, which I did. I got 6 sessions reserved for the remainder of the month. The pool was wonderful once I got into it, but accessing it was whole other story. Pretty much a disaster. Poor handicapped parking, long hallway to walk to get checked in, so I ended up too stressed to effectively work it out. They have a pool lift so they can get me into and out of the pool, the water was spotlessly clean, and the water temp was 82 degrees. All good. they only allow 6 people in the pool, and the day I went there were only 3 of us. It was heavenly to get into the water. They made huge concessions for me, but still not quite enough. They gave me a phone number to call to get into the pool eliminating one long walk, if I call ahead they open the 'secret' door for me, allowed me to do my soap and water shower, and hair washing ahead of time at home, but it was still very difficult. They were wonderful, but so far I'm still too limited to access the pool comfortably w/o being to tired when I got there, Not sure if I should give up, or ask for more accommodations, like accepting my pass right at the pool instead of having to check in at the desk which requires much more walking. I don't know if using my rollator would help. it would eliminate needing to carry my wet clothes back to the car, or asking if I can present my pass at the pool instead of trying to get to the desk for check-in or a combination of those two things. I'm trying but I don't want to be a nuisance. it was hugely stressful, but the 15 minutes in the pool were heavenly. I wore my bathing suit under a denim dress so that it eliminated changing, and took simple underclothing to wear under my dress to escape out the 'secret' door. I know it sound like a lot of work, but here determination is the word, w/o asking them to make too many accommodations. Boy that 15 minute swim was amazing. I was hoping to start small and work up, but not sure what more I can ask for w/o being a real p-i-t-a.