Worcester Fitness member Ann Ford joined  Worcester Fitness about eight-months ago.  She came in one day last fall with her friend Phyllis Soucy  (AKA “Mom” to many) to try my aqua class.  She wasn’t sure if she was going to like the class  because she had a fear of deep water.  I assured her that the pool was only five feet at the deepest part and that she could stay in the shallow part which is only four feet deep. She said she would give it a try.  I then told her that we have had many members that were uncomfortable in the water at first but after a few weeks they were fine.  I am not sure if she believed me or not.

So being the trooper that she is  Ann started coming to class on a regular basis.  As the weeks went on I could see she was feeling  more at ease with each class.  Little by little I would see her lift one leg off the bottom of the pool during a suspended  move.  I would always give her a thumbs up  and she would smile back at me.  I was very proud of her and I think she was pretty proud herself.

Last week during class  I looked over and there was Ann with a floatie noodle around her back and both feet off the bottom of the pool.  I looked at her and she looked back at me then we smiled at each other knowing that  she had over come her fear of the pool.  What a great feeling for both her and I.

As the old saying goes- “you can do want you want to if you just put your mind to it.”

Nice job Anne ! Keep up the great work.