5 Water Workouts - Low Impact, Big Results
5 Water Workouts - Low Impact, Big Results
If swimming laps isn't your idea of a great time, there are plenty of other ways to cool off, give your joints a break and get a fantastic workout with a splash of fun. Water workouts can make a world of difference in your physical rehab or fitness program no matter what kind of shape you're in. The water's weight and viscosity provides impact-free resistance and remarkably fast results.
The following water workouts include interval training, which will do at least as much as your land exercise program. You'll burn calories, increase endurance, tone muscle, improve balance, gain agility and strengthen your core. Let the pool be your liquid gym! Please consult your doctor before beginning any exercise regimen.
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5 Water Workouts for Fast Results
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Do Wall Bounders for Power, Agility and Cardio. Stand 5 feet from the pool wall and run toward it. When you get there, quickly kick up both feet and push off the wall so you move backward, fighting the currents you created as you ran. Do 5 repetitions, then turn around and run in a zigzag pattern toward the opposite wall of the pool. When you reach it, do another 5 wall bounders. Repeat entire sequence as many times as you can in 30 minutes.
For more intensity, add 2 lengths of straight-ahead running at the end of each sequence of 10 wall bounders/zigzag runs.
Exercise to tones your arms. Stand with your feet apart, arms extended straight in front of you holding a ball. Breathing rhythmically, push the ball under the water, swinging it into a figure-eight pattern through the water. Move as smoothly as you can, so you don't strain your shoulders or back. Try to maintain your balance. Repeat 10 times. (Note: If you are recovering from an injury, do not do this without the supervision of a therapist.)
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Don't miss the AquaJogger Complete Water Workout DVD!
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Have a blast with your new Water Exercise Equipment and thanks for being an AllegroMedical.com customer.
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