My absolute favorite form of exercise is swimming! I can only do the doggy paddle or swim on my back though… all consequences of the issues with my spine. No butterfly strokes… I’m literally unable to learn other swimming techniques due to discomfort and being uncoordinated.
At first, I thought of the doggy paddle as a somewhat ‘weak’ move… until I realized how much effort goes into it. It’s not streamlined at all.
It’s like walking around an entire block, to get to a building… when all you need to do is just walk across the street.
I also enjoyed at one point swimming in a pool that was 12 feet deep… all doggy paddling and just floating.
~J. Lyst
They have public pools near me that I could go to… but people are gross.
Evidenced by the need to close the pool due to a baby having a diaper that was NOT a swim diaper. And someone else who was suffering diarrhea deciding that going in the pool was a good idea…
Another indicator of the grossness are people who come in, refuse to shower and jump into the pool–stank and all.
… Eww …
Hey, Miss J! 
Your Thoughts?