Less than 5 mins walk from where I am staying is a leisure complex consisting of swimming pools, flume, gym, coffee shop, library and all the associated areas. Again, right out of my comfort zone, I took part in something that I hadn't done before, which is water walking.
2 lanes in the 1m deep pool and 2 lanes in the 1 and a half m deep pool are kept purely for walking - no swimming allowed. I haven't been in a swimming pool for years as I am no great advocate for taking a bath with a lot of people I don't know so I was naturally apprehensive when a facebook message came through to me before I left UK to say 'don't forget to bring your bathers Jane'. However, I have found it great fun, particularly when you are with a friend as you can chat as you walk forwards, backwards, side step, any which way you want. It is great exercise with lots of resistance, if you are walking for half to one hour.
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