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Recovery in the Deep End
August 9, 2014
— aquatics, deep end, feet, Floatli, pool, work out
When I go to the pool to play I follow no set of exercises. I generally go to the deep end and do a lot of twisting and large movements. To Floatli is to find balance and then play your way to fitness and sporty fun. Right now I have injured my foot by walking too much on holiday. It only hurts when I put weight on it, so the deep end is the place for me. I can still enjoy full range of motion (and beyond what gravity will allow) while keeping that tired tendon in my foot from overworking while it heals. I was getting kind of cranky on the last few days of my vacation when my aching feet slowed down my pace and I was away from my pool that I love so much. Water is both healing and soothing. The deep end of the pool is a lot like the deep end of life. It is best to know when you can handle depth, and when it is a good idea to stay in the shallow end of things. I am happy and lucky to have my own private deep end to use as I see fit. It keeps my mood up while I recover full use of my footsies. Gravity is fine, but has limits, especially if we are injured. What do you like to do when your body needs to heal?
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I like the music “The blue danube” on your video a lot. When I don’t feel well I like a hot bath as it seems I like to go to the water too. And when my feet hurt (they did after 4 days in Rome at about 12 hours on my feet daily which is totally crazy if you are not a soldier) I like an extra careful pedicure.
Brigitte Kobi
August 9, 2014
I want a Swiss pedicure too, after a dip at Bad Ragaz or Zurzach..I want it so much I think I will make it happen.
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St Verena is my favorite person there, and she is both old and dead in the back of a church downtown.
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She came from Egypt and lived in a cave in Solothurn. She is a big deal on the Rhineland mystic trail. People went to her grave on pilgrimage for centuries..she is short. I attended some new age concert with scent and color changes in the town which was seriously avant-garde. The place is crawling with German workers.
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I used to play golf a lot and walked so I developed planter facia I think that’s what they call it/ I was told to have surgery but I read a lot and bought pads at the drug store and cut them to fit my arches/ it worked every time/ the relief on my arches allowed healing/ now I do not do golf and walk as much so no problems/ I do yoga and mow and work on farm/ plenty for me CR
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Frederick Edward rehfeldt
August 10, 2014
My problem here came from running around, including hilly terrain and many stairs, about 100% more than my usual load. The hills made a difference that I should have respected early in the trip..I am very close to done with this healing which was self initiated by overuse. Glad I did not go any farther than just a strain.
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great therapeutic ideas Pam. I wish I had the access to a pool that you do! Hope you heal up fast. I think the pool place is phenomenal.. It looks so lovely. Do you make much use of that spa in the corner?
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Every day..in fact in about a month the pool will chill and not be useful, but the jacuzzi is deep and has a bench with stairs, making it perfect for Floatli.
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