WATER WORKOUT BLOG

Every Video has a Blog.

Join Mark for additional workout tips
as well as the science, purpose and
inspiration behind each of the workouts.

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Drag Resistance Water Workout

Wednesday, December 06 2023

One of the biggest sells for aquatic exercise is the fact that training in the water with no equipment or with drag equipment strengthens muscles on both sides of the joint. All movements are resisted when submerged in water, which provides much needed muscle balance. Join Irene Pluim Mentz, a licensed physical therapist, and discover the benefits of drag resistance with the Aqua-Ohm, a piece of equipment she invented based on years of experience training clients.

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Holiday or Anytime Pool Workout

Tuesday, November 28 2023

AquaGym Fitness™ and Stephanie Newberry are back with a sequel to their brilliant original water exercise video, The 12 Moves of Fitness. Subscribers loved this pool workout and so we filmed 12 MORE moves. Performed in deep or shallow water, the 12 water exercises in this routine are added on with progressive repetitions that follow the structure of the song, The 12 Days of Christmas. Two editions were created for this workout. The holiday edition can be enjoyed in December because it was filmed with royalty-free holiday music. The regular edition was filmed with non-holiday music and can be done anytime of the year. 

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LIIT vs HIIT Pool Workouts

Tuesday, November 14 2023

Join Katy Coffey for a water workout that showcases lower intensity interval training (LIIT).    This 50-minute pool workout combines steady state training, strength intervals and active recovery. Don’t be fooled by the term lower intensity. LIIT is essentially a total body cardio and strength workout designed for all fitness levels.

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Rep Challenge Pool Workout

Monday, November 06 2023

Just posted! The Accumulator with Stephanie Thielen is a series of 10 exercises that focuses on total body strength and cardio power, but with a programming twist. This pool workout features self-paced repetitions that keep participants pushing to do their best, while working together as a team with Stephanie and Mark, along with some friendly competition over who will complete their reps first. 

 

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Low Impact Fitness Workout

Monday, October 30 2023

Get ready for a free-spirited dance-based fitness class designed to help you lose your inhibitions and channel both your inner dancer and inner athlete. DAT-Dance is a 60-minute in-home workout with Ronnie Miller, the creator of D.A.T.-Fitness®. Sometimes you can’t get in the pool and Poolfit is dedicated to continuing to produce low-impact indoor workouts that can serve as either a substitute or a compliment to a water workout.

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Buoy Rep Challenge

Tuesday, October 17 2023

Jenni Lynn and Chris are back with more friendly competition in the pool. This time, they face off armed with one foam dumbbell each, performing “as many reps as possible” (AMRAP) for 1 minute, followed by 30 seconds of rest. Join them in this 15-minute buoy challenge and see how many reps you can get. 

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Deep Water Bootcamp Workout

Saturday, October 07 2023

A good bootcamp workout should have clear goals. Deep Water Bootcamp with Katy Coffey is a 45-minute water workout that was designed to improve cardiorespiratory and muscular endurance. Doing so makes you stronger and provides you with more stamina.

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Muscle Conditioning Pool Workout

Saturday, September 30 2023

H2O Body Blast with Chris LaCour is a 60-minute pool workout that trains major muscle groups with a 3-2-1 exercise approach. Chest, back, core, quads, hamstrings and glutes are each trained with 3 minutes of strength, 2 minutes of endurance and 1 minute of stretching. 

 

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Metabolic Conditioning in the Pool

Wednesday, September 20 2023

Made popular in gyms by CrossFit, Metabolic Conditioning (MetCon) is also an effective way to train in pool. MetCon workouts are designed to boost metabolism in a shorter amount of time. Join Stephanie T for Metabolic Circuit, a 15-minute energy explosion that combines cardio and strength with nothing more than the power of the water’s resistance.   

 

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Water Exercise for Muscle Balance

Tuesday, September 12 2023

Unilateral training is a challenging way to improve muscle balance and overall strength. Join Jenni Lynn Patterson-LaCour for a 50-minute pool workout that emphasizes single-side training with and without a foam dumbbell. You can enjoy this cardio strength workout in both deep and shallow water. 

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Water Exercise Resistance Bands

Wednesday, September 06 2023

Just posted!  Liquid Gym helps you expand your equipment options by providing ideas for strength training in the pool with resistance bands. Join Ronnie for 17-minutes of muscle conditioning. This short water exercise video is ideal to add to a playlist on a day when you want some extra strength training. 

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Strength and Endurance Water Workout

Tuesday, August 29 2023

Stephanie Thielen is back with another “Body Pump style” class in the water. Preformatted and designed to deliver results, this pool workout targets chest, back, biceps, triceps, legs and core with the water’s resistance.