Getting Healthy the Fun Way With Water Aerobics
You've probably never thought about it for yourself but it's a healthy way to get into shape as well as being fun.
Working out in the water can be done on your own or in a group. Once you fit it into your schedule you'll find that you'll be looking forward to your aquatic workout routine. If you don't have your own pool or live in a subdivision that has a community pool, look for a local YMCA or club. All Y's offer water aerobics and you might really stick to it if you're part of group with the same goal.
Water aerobics means you are going to be doing the same workout exercises you always do, but you will be doing them in the water. You will be running, walking and other movements during your workout, just in the water. This adds more resistance, so even though you'll be doing the same amount of exercise, you'll be burning more calories because you are exerting more force and energy. Kind of like a 2 for 1 deal. You're doing the same exercises but getting twice the results. You are forcing your body to use more muscles thus getting stronger.
Doing your water aerobic exercises with a class may be best for someone who has never done water aerobics. Your instructor will guide the class through a series of movements over and over again. This will increase your heart rate and will help you to really work your body. You may start to feel very competitive as you will want to keep up and not fall behind in the class and kind of "one up"everyone. This will only help you to maximize your workout. Water Aerobics will workout and strengthen every part of your body. And it will probably be the most fun you've had in a pool since you were 10.
One set of exercises is called the jump and dig. There are two moves in this set, one for the upper body and one for the lower body. One is for your obliques and the other works on your abdominal muscles. To begin get into water that reaches a point between your belly button and chest. Stand with your feet wide apart, then jump so your knees reach above the water. Pretend you're a frog leaping from lily pad to lily pad. Have fun with it! Then to work the upper body, make a scoop with both hands. Start just above the water and move your scooped hands below the water's surface scooping water out to the right and to the left. This time you're going to pretend that you're digging to China. Keep doing this throwing the water to the right and then the left of you. You need to alternate sides to work the obliques on both sides. Do the two moves separately for three minutes each. Then when you've mastered each, do them at the same time to exercise both sets of stomach muscles at once.
You have now become a water machine, jumping and digging your way to a healthy and stress free you.
Daisy Profits writes articles and builds websites on various subjects. She is a jewelry artist and has been a Flight Attendant for 10 years. Daisy lives in Florida with her maltipoo, Sky, in a house she is renovating. You can visit her latest site at http://www.beachcruiserbicycles.org/ with information about beach cruiser bicycles and buying a dog bicycle basket for your beach cruiser bike.
Working out in the water can be done on your own or in a group. Once you fit it into your schedule you'll find that you'll be looking forward to your aquatic workout routine. If you don't have your own pool or live in a subdivision that has a community pool, look for a local YMCA or club. All Y's offer water aerobics and you might really stick to it if you're part of group with the same goal.
Water aerobics means you are going to be doing the same workout exercises you always do, but you will be doing them in the water. You will be running, walking and other movements during your workout, just in the water. This adds more resistance, so even though you'll be doing the same amount of exercise, you'll be burning more calories because you are exerting more force and energy. Kind of like a 2 for 1 deal. You're doing the same exercises but getting twice the results. You are forcing your body to use more muscles thus getting stronger.
Doing your water aerobic exercises with a class may be best for someone who has never done water aerobics. Your instructor will guide the class through a series of movements over and over again. This will increase your heart rate and will help you to really work your body. You may start to feel very competitive as you will want to keep up and not fall behind in the class and kind of "one up"everyone. This will only help you to maximize your workout. Water Aerobics will workout and strengthen every part of your body. And it will probably be the most fun you've had in a pool since you were 10.
One set of exercises is called the jump and dig. There are two moves in this set, one for the upper body and one for the lower body. One is for your obliques and the other works on your abdominal muscles. To begin get into water that reaches a point between your belly button and chest. Stand with your feet wide apart, then jump so your knees reach above the water. Pretend you're a frog leaping from lily pad to lily pad. Have fun with it! Then to work the upper body, make a scoop with both hands. Start just above the water and move your scooped hands below the water's surface scooping water out to the right and to the left. This time you're going to pretend that you're digging to China. Keep doing this throwing the water to the right and then the left of you. You need to alternate sides to work the obliques on both sides. Do the two moves separately for three minutes each. Then when you've mastered each, do them at the same time to exercise both sets of stomach muscles at once.
You have now become a water machine, jumping and digging your way to a healthy and stress free you.
Daisy Profits writes articles and builds websites on various subjects. She is a jewelry artist and has been a Flight Attendant for 10 years. Daisy lives in Florida with her maltipoo, Sky, in a house she is renovating. You can visit her latest site at http://www.beachcruiserbicycles.org/ with information about beach cruiser bicycles and buying a dog bicycle basket for your beach cruiser bike.