This Arthritis Aquatics Class is More Than Just Exercise!
An arthritis aquatics class is great exercise for stiff and painful joints. But if you happen to attend the class at Brook Park Recreation Center in Brook Park, Ohio, you most likely receive more than the benefit of exercise. This group of students and their instructor have formed a bond has friends. They meet three times a week for aquatics class and once a month for a luncheon. Isn’t that great?
Most classes just meet for aquatics class. The Brook Park Recreation Center class may have just stumbled onto something. What would happen if all classes did this? Just think…Would you be more likely to attend an arthritis aquatics class if you knew your fellow students and your instructor on a more personal level? There would probably not be anymore excuses of “I hurt too much today to go to class” or “I don’t need to go to class today, I’ll just go to the next class.”
Making this connection with other people that know what you are going through is a great incentive to get to class and is a great way to help cope with your arthritis by sharing your experiences with others. We tend to feel better when we can talk to someone who understands what we are going through. Becoming friends on top of that is a terrific bonus!
The Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation is so pleased with the class instructor, Shirley Klun, that they gave her an Outstanding Leadership Award. Kudos to Klun for doing such a great job!
If this sounds like a good idea to you, try to implement it in your local area. I bet other arthritics will be receptive to meeting periodically outside of class. Good luck!
Image source: Sun News, Cleveland, Ohio
