Multiple Sclerosis and Swimming - again!

I have been swimming 2-3 times per week for the last five weeks. Wow. Multiple Sclerosis, watch out. I can not believe the difference in my ability to make it through 30 minutes of walking and swimming and the power I feel when I swim. This could just be the solution I have been searching for to help me with the continuing challenges of multiple sclerosis.

Multiple Sclerosis can really zap you so I am desperate for anything that helps improve my functionality and my sense of well being. Here's what I have found with swimming:

- Increased kicking ability and therefore more strength in my legs (I could barely kick when I started 5 weeks ago)
- Better intake of oxygen (I am breathing deep and exhaling deep when I swim - more oxygen means more energy and vitality)
- More stamina (at first I almost felt like I had to nap after swimming for 30 minutes, now it makes me super energetic after 30 minutes - something everyone with multiple sclerosis needs) - Increased feeling of accomplishment (I feel amazing after I swim because I can do it now)
- Reduced stiffness because I am moving in a manner that is not hard on my body

I have been swimming outside at my friend's pool. We'll move into the health club once it gets cooler because I simply can not give this up! It is one of the only things that seems to help me with my multiple sclerosis.