WATER WORKOUT BLOG

Looking for some fun cardio exercise in the pool?  The Pyramid Water Workout features 50 minutes of non-stop water aerobics.  As the repetitions go down, the intensity goes up.  Buckle up and get ready for a wet and wild cardio roller coaster ride. 

Arthritis exercise programs don’t have to be boring. Designed to make exercise fun and your joints happy, Chair Dance’letics is a 45-minute chair workout that blends together arthritis exercises with seated aerobic choreography. PoolFit occasionally posts In-home Workouts.  The next WATER WORKOUT posts on July 27. 

High intensity but easy to follow, AquaGym Fitness is back with another water exercise interval workout. This time, the exercises can be performed in both deep and shallow water.   Descending Intervals features 10 moves that get replayed four times with decreasing work/recovery timing. 

If you love exercising in water and moving in ways that could never be possible on land, this pool workout is for you. Unique to water, the upward forces of buoyancy allow for creative and challenging exercise options that could never be possible in a fitness studio.  Dive in and discover an acrobatic water aerobics adventure

Who needs a gym if you’ve got the best fitness equipment in your backyard?  This 55-minute water workout features total body interval training using nothing but the water’s resistance.  AquaGym Fitness is back with another pool workout that proves water fitness is no joke.      

Boundless Opportunities features an entire workout taught with non-impact movement, which is ideal for those who need to restrict all impact and for those exercising in shallower depths (waist depth).  Miff Hendriksen demonstrates how to maintain a fitness challenge in the pool without equipment and without joint impact. 

Ready to exercise in the water?  The PoolFit App is NOW available in the App Store.  Following along with water exercise workouts just got a lot easier.  The PoolFit App allows you to download a workout video and take your device poolside, without the need of Wi-Fi. The app is a game changer for water exercise.

Exercising in water is different than exercising on land.  The drag forces you encounter due to water’s viscosity increases resistance for enhanced toning, endurance and overall results that help people move better and live better. Traveling exercises in the water's resistance is more intense than exercising in place.  H2O Move showcases the power of travel by applying the Travel Challenge to 18 different exercises. 

Looking for a simple muscle conditioning workout to follow along with at home?  This 42-minute Total Body Conditioning Workout is a simple routine I teach in my Muscle Works class at Our Y in Sarasota, FL.  Using just a set of hand weights (or cans from the pantry), every major muscle group is targeted with a progressive approach to utilizing gravitational forces. 

PoolFit is expanding and adding more in-home fitness workouts.  Participating in a variety of fitness activities is key to optimal health and wellness.  The Stability Ball & Tubing Workout is the latest in-home fitness workout to post.  This 55-minute workout features a compilation of some of my favorite ball & tubing exercises and is designed to challenge all of the major muscle groups. 

Looking for something more peaceful and calming to help you relax in these stressful times?  Aqua Flex & Flow is a pool workout that blends together Ai Chi (water Tai Chi), Pilates and yoga into soothing sequences of choreography.  Higher intensity movements are also added in to keep the pace brisk and the body warm. The last section of the workout targets butt and thigh by incorporating a pool noodle as a Ballet Barre.

It’s time to take some deep breaths and relax. Good advice in difficult times like this.  The pool is an ideal place to practice yoga.  The supportive environment of water allows participants to explore postures with a greater range of motion (ROM) and confidence.  Aqua Yoga training specialist, Christa Fairbrother, takes the confidence one step further by introducing yoga basics using the pool wall for added support.