Relaxation and Exercise

Yesterday I had the privledge of receiving a full-body massage. If you have not ever had one, I can certainly recommend it! I was a puddle by the time she was through! I've decided to treat myself to one of these at least once a month! Poodle has decided she wants one too--but she will have to pay for it herself. lol

Today I decided it was time to get off the old duff and do a bit of exercising. Swimming type of exercise. Since I was once a competitive swimmer, one would think this would be an easy exercise for me. Not quite. First, I had to wiggle into the swimsuit. THAT was fun exercise in and of itself. Finally it was time to jump into the pool. Since it was 104 degrees F, getting into the pool was the easy part. Forcing myself to swim was something else again. So I did 4 laps. Yep, count them 1-2-3-4. Well, they were just the flutter kick. Rest was required after this vast expenditure of energy! Then, 4 laps of arms only. Ok, go right into 2 sprint laps freestyle, followed up by a 'cool-down" (read REST). Another couple of laps complete strokes and I was done. Wow. 15 minutes in the pool. Somewhat of a record, I think.

All in all, I think I want to go back and just have the message, forget the exercise.