Great week last week with 3 days of swimming!  Managed 8 laps each day with barely a break in between laps so very happy with progress.  It has been a month now since I started this regime and can't believe how far I have come already!

At the start of this month I could barely manage a 20 minute walk and now

Jan 7, 2013  Got up to 6 laps today.  Still need a break after each lap but getting a bit easier already

Water is lovely and inviting

Jan 14, 2013.  No swim today, We are having a bad heatwave and it's way too hot for any exercise.  Ashthma is getting bad.  Back on the cortisone this week

Jan 21, 2013.  Weather has cooled and back  in the pool today.  Managed a swim on Saturday , but needed lots of rest.  Today got up to 8 laps with only a 30 second rest between laps.  Excellent progress!  

Really concentrating on my breathing rhythym, especially the exhale.

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For some people the advent of these books has been a godsend.  For other people
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How the journey began…
The first time Amy popped her head into a self-help book she was overwhelmed at
the possibilities the book suggested. If the cover wasn’t exciting enough, the index read like a roadmap to life renewal. Every phrase spelt out clearly that success could be hers for the taking, as long as she didn’t miss a beat and stuck rigidly to the program!

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