Multiple Sclerosis and Swimming with Fins

I am a big advocate of swimming.

- It is a great workout.
- It is trimming my thighs and butt.
- It is strengthening my legs (my right leg is weaker due to multiple sclerosis)
- It is helping me keep the strength in my right arm (again weakness there is due to the multiple sclerosis).

I am a big fan of the water workout because I believe it enables me to fight hard to keep what my multiple sclerosis takes away from me. It also gives me an amazing sense of power over my body. There is nothing like kicking and soaring through the water.

Now, because I am weaker on my right side, sometimes my right leg is struggles more as I am swimming. I have been swimming laps three times a weak for three months and I am definitely getting stronger. That is why I thought it was time to venture out more...

My friend ordered Zoomer fins for us to pump up our swimming workouts (she, too, has multiple sclerosis with one leg that is weaker than the other). After just the second time using them:

- I fly through the water (which makes me feel even more powerful, despite the multiple sclerosis)
- I discovered that it is a much better workout for my legs
- I believe I will build up more strength and be able to walk better (which is huge)

I love them and I love swimming even more now. Working out is one of the best ways we can fight the damage that having multiple sclerosis does to our bodies.