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by Murray Rose (Author), Bill Reed (Author)
THE POOL IS A GREAT GYM... FOR ALL AGES!You don't have to be a swimmer or sprightly to experience the joys of water and the benefits of water exercising.In your own or the local pool, you have the best fitness medium imaginable. The pool is not just for kids to play around in, or for competitive swimmers only. Even if you can't swim, it's for you -- a fitness center that comes without embarrassment because you are doing something sensible that looks sensible! Use the pool as a gym for: -general day-by-day fitness-body building -- using even only old socks on your hands or feet! -sports training and injury recovery-pregnancy - gentle yet great-flexibility help-aches and pains relief -- no matter what your ageWater exercising is also great fun: Do it to music. Do it in pairs or groups, or just indulge yourself. Get strong or get as slim as possible with it.If you push against water, you will meet a smooth resistance that gives back what you put in. You feel that special 'soft' resistance that only water gives so soothingly and relaxingly. So use it to benefit yourself or your loved ones or friends.Water is the only fitness 'apparatus' you need have. Be your own coach in your own pool.
Author Biography
Bill Reed was an executive in a number of Australian book publishing houses when he was not writing or plaffing around in the local pool. He was a State representative surf lifesaver. His thirteen novels, as well as his nine professionally-produced plays and short stories, have netted him national awards in drama, and long and short fiction. He now lives mostly in Sri Lanka. Murray Rose was voted The Greatest Australian Male Olympian of All Time in 1984. He won four Olympic gold medals, along with one silver and one bronze, and broke 15 world records. He held the 400, 800 and 1500 world records at the one time. During the Rome Olympics, he became the then youngest triple medal winner in Olympic history. For many years he lived in the United States, involving himself in his beloved swimming, as well as acting, sports commentating and marketing. With his wife, he resettled in Australia.
