WATER AEROBICS
The Ultimate Guide on How to Lose Weight Fast, Increase Flexibility, tone the body and Correct Bad Posture in the Water
Swimming Expert Mike Timothy
Copyright@2018
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Water provides buoyancy and resistance that you cannot experience when performing regular ground exercises
The benefits of water aerobics is that it allows you to lose weight, relief pain, correct body posture, build muscles, increase bone density and lower blood pressure
The calming sensation of water on our bodies helps to do wonderful things on, our mind
It can also benefit obese, injured and elderly people
For those that are struggling with regular ground workout or you are tired of the normal and strenuous gym routine, you can change things and get into the pool
Working out in water specifically helps people with injury in the tendons, muscles and bone and also pregnant women, overweight and obese individual and elderly
If you are afraid of water or cannot swim, you can stand in the shallow water
Water aerobics done in shallow water is equally effective, you can swing your feet in the water for some time and them gradually dive into it
Water exercise is a wonderful way to stay refreshed when performing workout instead of the usual fatigue of land routine as well as lot of fun which is why many athletes include it in their routine
CHAPTER 2
HEALTH BENEFITS OF WATER AEROBICS
The two main advantages of water aerobics includes
Reduced pain and fatigue
Water provides buoyancy that helps to reduce the effects of exercises on your body
More resistance
Water is denser than air and thus it provides a n increased resistance to your movements
This will help to increase the intensity of the workout at the same time minimizing the negative effects like pain and fatigue
The following are benefits of water aerobics
Strengthen the Muscles and Builds Stamina
Water aerobics focuses on large muscles including those of your limbs, if you combine it with water resistance you will have string muscles
The force of water from all directions on the surface of your body acts as if weight is tied all over your body and thus does what dumbbells and kettle bells would do if you were on land but on a bigger scale
You can warm up outside the water with exercise you want to do in the water such as high knees or spot jogging which will help you maintain right form when doing the same exercise in water
Increase Flexibility
When you exercise in land, your body gravity are restricted by the effects of gravity and fear of failure, but when in water, you can forget about these
You can increase your range of motion and exert muscles that you would not be able to exert outside water
You should do water exercise to improve lower body flexibility and back when performing stretches
Provide relief from Chronic Pain
The waves of the water touching your body have a massaging impact on your skin, and thus help to provide pain relief and thus by swimming against the water resistance; you will be able to reduce stiffness and soreness effectively
Water aerobics helps to heal lower back pain which is caused by pregnancy
It can also get rid of pain from severe conditions such as hip and knee osteoarthritis
Thus water water aerobics is highly recommended for pregnant women suffering from lower back pain as well as people that suffer from soreness as a result of strenuous physical activities or stiffness as a result of joint problems
Helps to increase Bone Density
Majority of people reach the peak bone mass art 30 years and after that the bone density declines which increases the risk of fractures and osteoporosis
This decline in bone mass is a big problem in aging most especially in postmenopausal women pass the age of 50 have the highest risk of osteoporosis
Only high impact exercises helps to stop this process, water aerobics is a high impact workout and can help improve bone health
Water aerobics helps to strengthen your skeletal system
Corrects Body Posture and treats Spine Problems
When you stand in the pool, you can correct your overall body posture
The buoyancy of water helps to support the entire body which includes weak muscles and thus allow you to maintain proper balance when you stand in water
As well as the extra advantage of improved mobility and flexibility exercising in water will help your posture
It will elongate your spine to its natural length without any pain; the resistance of the water also helps you to be aware of your posture
Water aerobics can have an immerse benefits on those that have back pain, scoliosis and other spine problems and those that are starting to hunch at old age
Lose weight fast
Water aerobics exercises are wonderful for losing weight especially those who are concerned about injuries from weight training
Aquatic exercises are recommended for those who are fighting obesity and with the help of water buoyancy you will be able to effectively reduce body fat faster than ground exercises
Helps to lower blood pressure
With reduction in the risk of lower blood pressure and obesity, the risk of having heart disease would increase drastically
Water aerobics helps to improve blood circulation in your body
Also as a result of the force of water on the lower part of your body, blood can quickly return to your heart without stressing your heart, so while you want your heart rate to increase just like ground exercise, the increase is lower
Helps to promote healthy bowel movement
As a result of toning of muscle and strengthen your pelvic muscles gets a good workout
This helps to prevent inconsistency by helping to restrict the movement of stool in the intestine
You will have more control over the movement of your bowel and thus allow you to excrete only when you want through voluntary bowel movement thus making bowel movement easy and comfortable
Helps to Eliminate Stress
Water aerobics is wonderful in reducing stress as a result of their good hormones called endorphins and also encourage flow of oxygen to your muscles and help to regulate breathing
Water aerobics is wonderful for injury rehabilitation
For individuals whose walking ability is disturbed, water aerobics also helps
Water exercise is good to relieve pain and provide therapeutic effects
BENEFITS OF WATER AEROBICS FOR ELDERLY
Aquatic water aerobics are wonderful for those that have reduced tolerance to weight workout especially the elderly
It eliminates physical pain
Water aerobics is excellent for all ages, because of the buoyancy impact of water, aqua swimming helps to relieve arthritis and joint pain and also improves bone density and muscles in elderly, and water also helps to provide balance and posture which allow elderly people to perform exercises that they are not able to do
CHAPTER 3
EQUIPMENTS USED IN WATER AEROBICS
There is lots of water aerobics equipment that is available for those who enjoy a good aerobic workout
This workout equipment provides a great way to add variety and spice to your strength and cardio regime
This equipments will also make workout fun
There are many different types of water aerobics weights and other equipment that can help you in your workout
They include
Aqua Dumbbells
These dumbbells are used in aerobic workout to add strength training which will help to build muscles of the arm as well as cardiovascular workout
Weight Cuffs
These cuffs are usually weighted and made to be used during water exercises, these cuffs allows you to add efforts to the buoyancy and pain free joint movement
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