Actually our gym has an algee and duck pooh covered training ramp. It is right beside the soft sand pit and opposite the mud strip.

If you want to think that, you can. I prefer not to have images like that haunting me.

The reality is almost as bad. Imagine a incredibly cute little blond trainer, just retired from world class gymnastics competition at 22. A 45 year old man, 75 lbs overweight, wearing gym shorts and a white tee shirt. She has him stepping up onto a bench with his right foot, throwing his arms up, yelling, I CAN, then stepping down, then stepping up onto a bench with his left foot.............
until his eyes bug out and you think he is having a heart attack. All the time she keeps encouraging him with "just 2 more" and you are thinking, "if she asked me to, I would do it too"

You may want to invest in a bike. It will really take the pounds off if you will put in the miles. You can burn almost 1000 calories on a hard 20 mile ride which can be done in one hour after you get into shape.

Tom

The bike is money you can put into the boat and while your knees might turn to custard, the real danger is the loon in the car changing the channel. Walk away from the screen for 30 minutes and then walk back.

Thomm is right about the bike.
These days you can pick up older road bikes that roll well and have good gear on them quite cheap.
I paid only $60 for mine. Just keep in the lower gears and keep your cadence up to not load your knees up.

Regards,
Phill

If the seat height is set up properly (pain in back of knee - lower the seat, pain in front of knee - raise the seat) and pedaling at a minimum of 80 RPM, you should have no knee problems.

As for loons, they can be found using all forms of transportation. PWCs, powerboaters, clueless sailors, drunk pilots, stoned train engineers.