Bringing a noodle to the pool to exercise with? Cut a noodle in half and bring a half and full noodle for a completely different pool noodle workout. Short Long Strong with Claire Barker Hemings is a 43-minute water exercise video that alternates the use of a short noodle and a long noodle.
Pool noodles are simply the most affordable and versatile equipment you can have on hand for your pool workouts. Claire expands that versatility by including the use of a half noodle in this workout. Inspired by a colleague’s suggestion, she began playing around with the shorter, half noodles and discovered that they provide different outcomes from the longer, full noodles.
Half Noodle Uses
Consider cutting a well-used pool noodle in half or purchase an inexpensive one at the Dollar Store and cut it in half. By reducing the length of the pool noodle, you will experience a different outcome of exercises. The shorter noodle can be used with more powerful push and pull movement without the cumbersome length of a regular pool noodle. This enhances both upper body resistance and the speed with which the noodle can be used. The result is a more intense cardio and muscular endurance experience when using half noodles.
Full Noodle Uses
Poolfit subscribers are by now accustomed to all the amazing exercises you can do with noodles. In fact, we have an entire category dedicated to pool noodle exercises. A full pool noodle can be used for upper body resistance with pushing and pulling exercises. The noodle can be stepped upon with one or both legs for lower body resistance. Stepping on the noodle with one or both legs can also train core stability and balance. The noodles can also be used in a modified supine position for a variety of ab exercises, or they can be used in prone plank position for total body conditioning. The list is endless, as the noodles can be sat on, kneeled on and straddled. Once again, you will not find a more affordable or versatile fitness tool for your water exercise workouts.
Below, Claire talks more about Short Long Strong and then read on for a summary of the exercise action in the video.
Workout Summary
This 43-minute pool workout includes a warm-up, a noodle stretch and six exercise segments that alternate between the short noodle and the long noodle. Alternating between the two noodle sizes creates a circuit/interval style workout, with the shorter noodle being higher intensity, and the longer noodle serving as recovery with controlled core exercise, along with lower body and balance movements.
There is no need to order specialized noodles for this workout. Dollar Store noodles are perfectly fine. The full pink noodle in this video is a solid core noodle that what purchased online. But it is not necessary to use a solid core noodle.
Poolfit extends a big thank you to Aussie aqua expert, Claire Barker Hemings, for sharing one of her favorite classes with subscribers. I think this video will be a popular pool workout this summer season. Check out Claire’s full Poolfit video library and stay tuned for two more of her videos posting later this summer and fall.
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