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It's near my workout buddy. It has more than one rowing machine -- enough for a(n extra fee) rowing class, much like a spin class. (I know, I know, I'm insane but I like rowing machines. They kick my ass so efficiently!) And it has a water area, with three swim lanes, a hot tub (luxury of luxuries I would have thought), and a lazy river. Picture a circular water track, about a meter deep, with an actual current. You can walk or swim against it until your tired, then float or swim with it until you've recovered. It's *great* for fibro.

I also, as of today, have a swim cap to help my hair stay red and a spare swimsuit which a) fits, b) looks nice, and c) is not black. Nothing against black but my last two suits have been black.

So, today? The pool pumps died and they're hoping like hell to have it open again by Memorial Day. Oh, well, at least the hot tub should be available again by tomorrow?

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senmut

They don't let us go against the current at ours, near as I have ever seen.

But COOL!

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rhi

Ours is a circle, so people go on the outside against the current (where it's strongest) and the inside (mostly) to float, and people have been very polite about dodging around each other. Except for the four year old who decided I was her new best friend and was very upset the first couple times I'd vanish around the loop. Then I kept turning back up and she was okay with it. (Well. Better. ::amused::)

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samjohnsson

Rowing machines are awesome!

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rhi

Oh, man, I love them. And during my orientation tour, the guy leading me got one of the guys who runs the rowing class to come check my form for me. No charge, even. It was very nice of them!

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antiqueight

Bleedin' typical. I hope the water works all gets sorted faster than expected and the hot tub stays in operation when you want it. A hot tub is on 'my oh gods I wish' list. Places here often have one if they have a pool but I want one of my own....

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rhi

Eh. Honestly, they probably *should* have scheduled a maintenance shut down about now anyway, just because all the kids are about to get out of school and it's getting hot. I don't get the impression this was planned, though.

Good luck getting a hot tub, then!!

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raine

Yay for you getting exercise! Boo on the lack of pool. I haven't been in a lazy river pool in years - the last one I was in was in an amusement park not far from here.

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