Many public recreation programs offer similar, but may not be led by a certified instructor. The Aquatic Exercise Association and the American College of Sports Medicine have training and certification programs throughout the country, and their graduates are getting into every pool and puddle available. Choosing a program that allows you to participate, no matter what level you start at or what barriers you face, is a sound idea. We assist each other. This allows the visually impaired, the motor impaired, and those with cardiac conditions to keep up with the group, but work at their own pace, setting their own goals.
Nobody is left out.
I know that even if somehow there is a cure for diabetes, or a magic formula for fitness, I will continue doing my water exercises. Thirty years from now I will be laughing and counting in the pool, with a tight body and a serious gray bun on top of my head. It truly makes me feel good about me. In March of 1996 I had the pleasure of talking to a diabetic support group at South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside, New York. Following that presentation, one of the women asked me about my Water Exercise Classes at Hofstra University.