Your joints don't care how unmotivated you are.

Sustained, rhythmic lap swimming increases blood flow to the brain.

Notice how you feel after 30 minutes in the pool versus 30 minutes of looking at inane reels on your phone.

Nobody warned me that turning 75 this year would feel less like a milestone and more like a dare. Way back in my 60s, I made a pact with myself: Keep moving, walk upright, and don't give up my pumps. So far, so good, even though I am a throwback when it comes to shoes.

I am one of the lucky ones whose Medicare supplement plan pays for me to belong to a gorgeous health club with pickleball courts, a complete exercise floor and yoga studios, a beauty spa, GTX classes, and both indoor and outdoor pools.

Until now, I had used all of the above amenities, all except the pools. You see, I am not a joiner. Just not in my DNA, I guess. I wasn't signing up for aquatics classes with the other aging chicks or people recovering from surgery. I am also not keen on showing off my thighs anymore. But I do miss........

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