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Senegal’s aquagym classes offer hope and healing for people with reduced mobility
The sea aquagym program in Dakar serves around 600 participants with low-cost water exercises that ease chronic illness symptoms and improve mobility.
- DAKAR, Senegal — About 100 people gather before sunrise on a section of beach in the Atlantic Ocean for aquagym classes, a low-impact exercise program easing pain and improving mobility.
- As life expectancy rises across Africa, chronic conditions like heart disease and arthritis increase, but Senegal's public health system lacks sufficient preventive and rehabilitation services, limiting access.
- Founded by Ndiamé Samb, the program expanded from eight or 10 people to up to 200 per session, serving around 600 students with a $3,000 subsidy this year.
- Participants say the sessions reduce pain and boost morale, with Khadija Wade, 76, walking without a cane after starting last month on her doctor's recommendation and Aminata Sall attending three times a week.
- Filling a gap in rehab care, the sea-based model fills a rare low-cost rehab option amid rising chronic illnesses, with a municipal $3,000 subsidy this year and praise from health professionals; patients travel from France and the United States.
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Senegal's aquagym classes offer hope and healing for people with reduced mobility
Senegal’s first aquagym program has drawn praise from health professionals for helping people with reduced mobility caused by noncommunicable diseases.
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