You can check them out at www.ohsu.edu They are located in Portland, Oregon. They are on the bus lines but also there is the TriMet lift program and other medical transport services. The Oregon Commission for the Blind may be a resource for Orientation and Mobility help if you move to Portland. https://www.oregon.gov/Blind/pages/index.aspx
HTH, Richard, USA. “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” -- Jane Wagner from The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe My web site: https://www.turner42.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of lenron brown Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2023 4:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Swimming with an Apple watch Wow OHSU sounds amazing and I would love more info on this place. Hoping to move up there in the next 6 months to a year so would for sure sign up. With my health issues a place like this sounds perfect for helping me get back into working out. On 1/21/23, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Those are actually recommended pool temps here in the states. > > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2023 4:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Swimming with an Apple watch > > > > Wow, that's pretty warm for swimming. I am not sure what our local > pool is, have to maybe ask, but I doubt it's much more than in the low > to mid 70's for the 25 metre pool, of course the hot tub is also nice and hot. > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On > Behalf Of Richard Turner > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2023 1:24 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Swimming with an Apple watch > > > > My wife found out that the place where our doctors are, Oregon Health > and Science University, (OHSU), has a Medical Exercise program, the > only one that is medically certified in the State. > > It is expensive as exercise places go, but it has amazing equipment, > lots of classes, 3 pools, a lap pool of 25 yards at 82°, a warm water > exercise pool at 92°, and a Jacuzzi at 102°. > > Lots of manual machines that will be usable by me with little or no > assistance, and to me the best thing of all; it is quiet! No TV’s no > music, nothing. > > You can wear headphones if you want of course, but otherwise, no noise > pollution; which should help greatly with orientation. > > > > I go for my assessment on Monday. > > > > Later, > > > > > > > > Richard, USA. > > “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” > -- Jane Wagner from The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe > > > > My web site: <https://www.turner42.com> https://www.turner42.com > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On > Behalf Of [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2023 1:06 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Swimming with an Apple watch > > > > Richard, thank you so much. I am quite interested in learning about > your experience in the pool. I have some orthopedic issues which > prevent me from swimming as well or as long as I would like. But, > this gives a new idea to try. > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On > Behalf Of Richard Turner > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2023 3:48 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Swimming with an Apple watch > > > > I’m going to paste the text of an article from Apple support followed > by the link. > > Apparently you need at least an Apple watch Series 2. You may want to > call Apple Accessibility to get more info about what features you will > be missing on the earlier watches. > > I will comment more after I have done a couple of water exercises or swims. > My left shoulder is probably going to prevent me from full out > swimming, but I will be doing water exercises next week, I hope. > > Here is that article. > > Swim with your Apple Watch > > From laps in a pool to a freestyle across open water, your Apple Watch > Series 2 or later is ready for a swim with you. > > > > Start a swimming workout > > Apple Watch Series 1 and Apple Watch (1st generation) aren't suitable > for swimming. <https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205000> Learn about the > water resistance of your Apple Watch. > > 1. Open the Workout app. > > 2. Scroll to Pool Swim or Open Water Swim. Use Pool Swim for laps in a > pool and Open Water Swim for swimming in places like a lake or ocean. > > 3. Tap to start the workout or tap the more button to set a calorie, > distance, or time goal. > > 4. For Pool Swim, turn the Digital Crown to set the pool length. This > helps your Apple Watch accurately measure your laps and distance. Then > tap Start. > > 5. Wait for the three-second countdown. To skip the countdown, tap the > screen. > > > > When the workout starts, the screen > <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209393#unlock> automatically locks > to prevent accidental taps from water droplets. > > * To pause your swim, press the Digital Crown and side button at the > same time. > > * To resume your swim, press the Digital Crown and side button > again. > > To check your progress, check your watch face. You can > <https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204523> choose which metrics you see > on the screen. > > > > Unlock your Apple Watch and clear water from the speakers > > When you start a swimming workout, or a > <https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213334> Scuba Dive with your Apple > Watch Ultra, your screen locks to prevent accidental taps. You can see > the Water Lock icon at the top of the screen. To use your watch, you > need to unlock the screen. > > 1. To pause your workout, press the Digital Crown and the side button at > the same time. > > 2. Dry your screen. If your screen is wet, the water might cause > accidental taps. > > 3. Press and hold the Digital Crown on the side of your Apple Watch > until the display says Unlocked.1 Your watch makes a sound, and you > might feel water on your wrist. > > To lock your Apple Watch again, swipe right, then tap the Water Lock > button . > > > > End your workout > > 1. To pause your workout, press the Digital Crown and side button. > > 2. Turn the Digital Crown to unlock the screen. > > 3. Swipe right, then tap the End button . > > When your workout ends, your Apple Watch shows you a summary of your > workout, including the strokes that you swam. To see more, > <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209393#history> check your workout > history in the Fitness app on your iPhone. > > > > > > View splits and sets > > 1. On your iPhone, open the Fitness app. > > 2. Tap Show More next to Workouts. > > 3. Tap the workout that you want to view. > > The Pool Swim workout automatically tracks your splits and auto sets, > while the Open Water Swim workout only tracks splits. Splits are your > total workout time divided by distance. Auto sets show your rest and > swim time > separately.2 Your can view the type of strokes you performed during > your swim, which can include: > > * Backstroke > > * Breaststroke > > * Butterfly > > * Freestyle > > * Kickboard > > * Mixed > > You can also tap Show More next to Auto Sets to track your SWOLF score > for each set, a metric commonly used by swimmers to track efficiency. > > > > Get better results > > * Your Apple Watch estimates your measurements during workouts based > on the information that you entered during setup. Here's how each > workout is > measured: > > * Pool Swim: When you start a workout, be sure to accurately set the > pool length to help your Apple Watch measure laps and distance. GPS > isn't used during a Pool Swim, and water might prevent a heart-rate > measurement, but calories, laps, and distance will still be tracked > using the built-in accelerometer. > > * Open Water Swim: GPS will only provide distance when you do a > freestyle stroke. Water might prevent a heart-rate measurement, but > calories will still be tracked using the built-in accelerometer. > > * <https://support.apple.com/kb/HT207941> Learn how to update your > personal information. > > * <https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204517> See your Activity > history. > > * <https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204523> Learn more about the > Workout app. > > * <https://support.apple.com/kb/HT207934> Learn about each workout > type on your Apple Watch. > > 1. If your Apple Watch has watchOS 8 or earlier, rotate the Digital > Crown instead of pressing it. > > 2. In earlier versions of watchOS, your rest time was subtracted from > your splits. In the latest version of watchOS, your splits include > your rest time. > > Published Date: December 06, 2022 > > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209393 > > > > > > > > > > > > Richard, USA. > > “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” > -- Jane Wagner from The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe > > > > My web site: <https://www.turner42.com> https://www.turner42.com > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On > Behalf Of [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2023 11:40 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Swimming with an Apple watch > > > > This subject really intrigues me as I do like to swim laps along with > various water aerobics stuff. All I have is an Iphone se2. Obviously > I would need an apple watch. What model could I get by with? Also, > where do you find the water workouts? What kind of information do you > get with the ap on your watch? Could I do it by keeping my iphone on > deck and looking at it when I finish each set? > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On > Behalf Of Tai Tomasi > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2023 9:52 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Swimming with an Apple watch > > > > I swim with my watch. Yes, you will want to activate the pool swim workout. > You have to choose the yardage of your pool, and once you do that, > there will be a screen that describes what happens to the touchscreen > and that it is disabled. Don’t do like I did and start swimming before > you click OK on the screen, because the work out will not begin and > the touchscreen will not be locked. Water lock is automatically turned > on when you start this workout type. I’m running a new model, so I’m > not sure about how to take the water lock off. It used to be that you > would turn the crown to turn the water lock off after the work out. > However, I think now you just hold down the crown and water lock will be > turned off once you finish the work out. > > Tai Tomasi, J.D., M.P.A. > > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse my brevity and any grammatical errors. > > > > On Jan 19, 2023, at 6:32 PM, Richard Turner > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > I seem to recall there are some folks who swim with their watch on > this list. > > If so, I have a couple questions because I am going to finally get an > opportunity to swim several times a week. > > I have the series 6, Wi-Fi model. 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