[Sportsandrec] Water Joe's, Balance Balls, and a Rec Question

[Joe Shaw]

Thorny!
The Water Joe's sounds great for coffee. It's not the consuming of actual 
water I am not into, it's all the liquid. I drink a good bit of caffine yes, 
but I think it's just my naturally perky personality that makes me this way 
(smile)
As for the ball, yes I do dumbell stuff on there. You can get a fantastic 
bench press and butterfly on the ball. It is great for support. Good call.
"I'm a teenn distortion" "survived abortion" "a rebel from the waste down" 
Fight Marilyn Mansen
JSNM
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thornbury, Kelly" <kthornbury at bresnan.net>
To: <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 4:57 PM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] Water Joe's, Balance Balls, and a Rec Question


> Water Joe's is in reference to a drink I used to be able to get back home, 
> but even though its made here in the states, I've never come across 
> it...It might be up Joe's alley...It was caffeinated bottle water. Water 
> with a kick, and man if you actually made coffee with it...DOUBLE WOW!!!
>
> As for the balance ball, I have an instructor here who could certainly 
> help with some exercises, but I have to get back to classes to contact 
> her. Also, you can do other exercises besides the push-ups and sit-ups and 
> gain benefits. For example, Dumbbell or band exercises while seated on the 
> ball require you to engage core muscles more for support and balance. If 
> you have problems keeping your balance while doing these exercises in the 
> beginning, wrap a rolled up towel around the bottom of the ball and 
> increase the diameter of the circle as your balance improves until you 
> don't need it anymore. Sorry I can't offer much on this topic yet, the 
> only experience I really have with the balance ball is in working with 
> elderly individuals, and the workouts aren't very intense, but if you like 
> to play the "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" game, that one I can do. 
> Laugh if you like, but the little ol' ladies and gentlemen usually get a 
> kick out of it.
>
> Recreation Question:
> Does anybody on the list do a lot of hiking, climbing, and similar outdoor 
> adventure activities. I have an opportunity to work with blind youths this 
> summer in an outdoor adventure program, and while I have a lot of 
> techniques for handling these activities that work for me, I'm looking to 
> expand my "tool chest" of alternative ideas that I may not have tried yet 
> or thought of, and might be an alternative to what I can offer as a 
> technique.
>
> Thanks,
> Kel "Thorny" (Its all about the knick names today)
>
> "An itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout. Down came the rain and 
> washed the spider out..."
> Sorry, I'm just not any good at the lyrics thing...
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