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006: September 2005:

Bay Area Business Women - Vol.12 No.12 September 2005
Water Fitness Yields Health, Friendship
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Berkeley - As aquatic exercise and mind-body programs such as yoga, tai chi and chi gung boom in the Bay Area, _ this summer the -Berkeley Warm Pool rode the wave of water fitness and will continue to do so this fall. The next Aqua Ch'i® class at Berkeley Warm Pool will begin September 10 from 10-11am and will take place weekly.

Aqua Ch'i®, a new program, is a fluid mix of movements created by Bett Martinez, M.Ed. With original upbeat, yet soothing background music, the activity benefits participants by increasing mobility and aiding in pain relief. Lovey, a staff member, became interested in Aqua Ch'i® after her first encounter with Martinez. "I have always loved moving in water, so the minute I heard Bett talking about her exercise program SpiritWalking: Aqua Ch'i® at our Lymph edema support group, I knew it was for me."

Martinez was so convinced that Lovey would make a great teacher and role model that she postponed the June 2004 Teacher Training Program at the Berkeley YMCA for a month so Lovey could complete her chemotherapy for leukemia Now, almost a year later, Lovey is Martinez's "right arm."

Classes cost $5.50 or $3.50 per class for seniors and disabled, and take place at 'Berkeley High! School, 2246 Milvia. For more information, contact Bett Martinez at well-being@pacbell.net.