<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div dir="ltr"><span>I can totally vouch for the benefits of water exercise. I had a nagging football injury in my left knee that wasn't going away despite my own attempts at PT-ing it. <br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481344350248_46217"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481344350248_46218">But this last trip to Hawaii, every time I was in the water, I deliberately worked those areas, trying to get as much of the water resistance to work against. And man, that totally did it. <br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481344350248_46254"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Next I am afflicted with some sports-related injury, am going to hit the H2O right away :-)</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">- m o H s e n<br><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481344350248_46218"></span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481344350248_46196"><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481344350248_46189" style="display: block;"> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481344350248_46188"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481344350248_46187"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481344350248_46186"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481344350248_46195"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> tom adam <tom.adam@thebigear.be><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Music-bar <music-bar@lists.music-bar.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, December 9, 2016 10:34 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: Grumpy old men<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481344350248_46185"><br>Hi Peter,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">once you started doing exercises, you get addicted to it.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">After a couple of very unhealthy years, I've decided to change things, <br clear="none">to take control over my health.<br clear="none">So I quit smoking, reduced my alcohol usage to practically zero and <br clear="none">started exercising. Now I run 30 to 50km a week (at a rate of 12km/h) <br clear="none">and swim 2 days, every time 2,5km (at a rate of 1km in 15min) and guess <br clear="none">what; I'm feeling great!<br clear="none">Now, I'm not suggesting you start running with a bad back, but swimming <br clear="none">would be a nice place to start and is great for you condition. Take <br clear="none">lessons as swimming is a technical sport. Buy good googles!<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Just hang in there, once you turned it into a habit you'll want more:-)<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Cheers,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Toad (contemplating on buying a bike and start training for a triathlon, <br clear="none">as my sister is doing... it doesn't seem unachievable any more)<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br></div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div></div></body></html>