For Mother’s Day (while we were in St. Louis) John and Adam presented me with a Apple Watch then Adam fixed the settings so he could stalk me and my exercising.  He told me I had to walk at least a mile a day and then, once I was home, he watched to make sure I was moving.  I started walking 2 miles each day.  And then, starting June 2nd, I decided to get back in the water.  I am swimming a mile a day now.  It’s been years since I swam like this (30+ to be exact–I swam 3 miles the day before Adam was born, and I don’t think I’ve be in a pool to work out since–that was 1991).  The first day was a little rough.  My body felt like jello in the water, but after 3 days, I worked up to a mile and have done that ever since.  I’m grateful for muscle memory.

This watch is amazing.  It tracks how many lengths I swim (in our pool a mile is 88 lengths), it tracks how many stokes I take, which strokes I’m swimming and how fast I’m going.  It also tracks my heartrate and anything else I want to know.  It makes me so happy.

The top photo was my first day.  Below is a couple months later.  I’m so happy to be back in the water.   This is one time I am LOVING technology!!  And I’m grateful to be gaining some strength back after 10 years of missionary living.