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Not Just For Mermaids
Brunswick Residents Find Water Aerobics A Fitting Workout
BY LYNN CARLSON
They love the smell of chlorine in the morning; it
smells like fitness. On this blistering Friday, a
dozen women of a certain age gather, eager for
their twice-weekly dose of torture at the hands of the
taut-toned gal in the high-thigh swimsuit.
"Look down at your stomach or feet, whichever
comes first." a grinning Liz Hankc yells to the ladies
in the pool. The cheery Spring music from Vivaldi's
"Four Seasons" ? with a throbbing backbeat added as
an exercise metronome ? flows from a boom box in
the comer. Under Hanke's guidance, these 12 will
spend the next full hour jogging, hopping, twisting,
kicking and simulating the movements of cross-coun
try skiing ? all under water.
It's a workout that would exhaust many people half
their age. But in the water, the body has only a frac
tion of its on-land heft; buoyant arms and legs flex
more easily, with virtually the same cardiovascular
benefits as running and jumping on land. And exercis
ers stay cool and comfortable while getting more ben
eficial resistance from water than they would from air.
This is pool aerobics, a kind of workout many find
just right for climes such as Brunswick in summer
time. Perfect, too, for a population which includes lots
of men and women who thought they'd never again
feel like Esther Williams or Johnny Wcismullcr.
This group works out at the Marsh Harbour Marina
clubhouse pool in Calabash; the resort sponsors the
program year-round for non-owners as well as own
ers. A little further north, the Brunswick County Parks
and Recreation Department holds day and evening
water aerobics classes in the pools of Lockwood Folly
Golf Links, St. James Plantation and the N.C. Baptist
Assembly at Fort Caswell. Elsewhere in the county,
condominium developments and resorts arc conduct
ing private water aerobics classes for their residents
and visitors.
Instructor Hankc sees no mystery in the the popu
larity of this sport. "Water aerobics can lower blood
sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol and make arthri
tis better ? not to mention that it docs great things for
your attitude," she explains as her students go through
their routine. The backdrop this day is soothing classi
cal music; other days the exercisers sing while they
work out to the music of the '40s and '50s. This day
all the participants are women; but when men show
up, they're welcomed.
While the Calabash group is comprised mostly of
women of retirement age, the Rec Department's
evening classes attract a number of working people
who find the water workout to be a great stress-reduc
cr ? one that leaves them feeling refreshed and exhila
rated rather than punished and depleted
"We've had a great turnout this year," said Emma T.
McGraw, coordinator of the county's program.
"We've been offering water aerobics for four sum
mers, first just at the Baptist Assembly. Last year we
added St. James and this year, Lockwood Folly."
INSTRUCTOR LIZ HANKE leads one of several Brunswick County water aerobics groups through an hour-long workout.
McGraw said from 25 to 31 participants per session
have attended evening workouts at Lockwood Folly.
"Overall, in all the classes, the majority arc senior citi
zens who haven't been as active in recent years as
they'd like. We have several who have had knee in
juries, because this is a rehab-type exercise. The water
absorbs shock, makes it low-impact."
Not to say that it's less of a workout, though.
"Water walking for 30 minutes is like two hours of
land-walking," because of the water's resistance,
McGraw added.
Water aerobics participant Jacqueline Phillips is a
true believer. The Buccaneer Hills retiree says the
classes are a great place to meet new friends ? always
important to retirees ? as well as a way to do some
thing good for yourself. "It's not only good exercise,
but you get to know and care about a lot of really nice
people. Plus, we can look at our instructor and dream
about what we used to look like!" she adds.
Phillips thinks Brunswick County needs a public in
door pool where schoolchildren can be taught swim
ming and where adults can swim laps and take water
exercise classes. "If I'd won the Powerball loiiery, I'd
have bought us one," she jokes.
In the Calabash class, the women pause after a half
hour to take their pulses. "We're all alive and well,"
someone yells from the water. Heart rates are com
pared; congratulations arc shared.
The workout continues and intensifies in its second
half-hour. "This one's for your buns of steel!" Hanke
shouts.
Comes a retort from the water. It's Phillips: "YOUR
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