Getting tired of swimming lap after lap in the pool? Is the thought of mindlessly staring down at the tiled blue line at the bottom of the pool leaving your brain feeling a bit numb? If you want to get in an excellent workout in the water you need not resign yourself to stroke after stroke in the traditional sense. In fact if you are still itching to suit up in your swimwear and get your heart rate pumping you can take part in a variety of other pool related exercises.
The pool is ideal for getting in a workout that is non weight bearing and much easier on your body, and joints in particular. In fact, when compared to running outside should you instead choose to hit the pool in your swimsuit and partake in aqua jogging you would be cutting back the amount of strain on your joints by up to 95 percent depending on how deep the level of the water is.
How much could that translate to? Well if you consider that should you weigh 63.5kg/10 stone and were running outside at a pace of ten minutes per mile the amount of pressure that each step would send
blasting through your joints would be that of 1 millions pounds, the water makes you seem nearly weightless!
Yet if you aren’t so eager to get to aqua jogging there are numerous aqua aerobics and other aquatic classes for you to take part in. AquaFit is one such options which will combine the same aspects of a traditional aerobics class but take it to the pool; again you will reduce the stress on your body but still be surrounded my motivated people as you work with such apparatuses as armbands to increase buoyancy, strap on a belt, or even take it to the rail to focus on pumping your legs.
Another excellent class is the Aqua Circuits that will work on firming up your muscles with the
aide of special weights that will increase resistance in the pool. So you see, there are a plethora of ways to get your move on in the pool without having to stare at the pool’s floor through your swimming goggles the whole time!
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