Water aerobics routines

Plus tips & instructions for water aerobics

Following are easy water aerobics routines and gear needed, tips & instructions for water aerobics exercises. Also below are 3 very good, gentle videos on aqua aerobics.

What is water aerobics?

Aerobic water workouts use body movements and dance steps you would do on land & simply perform them in water.

Water aerobics exercise can be done in waist- to chest-deep water and in deep water (flotation devices are used in deep water).

Advantages of water aerobics

*Water provides support for your body. Excellent for athletes who need to avoid jarring associated with land exercises like the convalescing or seniors.

*Water provides more resistance than air. So a simple walking in the pool should provide resistance that a walk in the park can’t.

*Water exercise can improve flexibility without causing great pressure to joints. The decreasing effects of gravity in the water lets the joints move more easily through a wider range of motion.

*Water exercise is cooler and more comfortable than exercise on land especially in warm weather.

*Safety - water aerobics routines are less likely to result in falls & bumps that land exercises can with associated injuries.

*You need a pool.

*Cost - you may need to dish out money to use a pool or enroll in a water aerobics class.

*You may not burn as many calories because of the support that water lends you.

If possible, try & combine water aerobics exercises with other exercises. In other words, as in so many cases, cross training is still recommended with water aerobics routines being the base.

Equipment for water aerobics exercises

*Aqua shoes are a must as they provide traction to perform exercises

*If your workout will include swimming laps, you will need goggles.

*Swim caps may be used to keep hair out of your face and lessen the harsh effects of pool chemicals on your hair

Water aerobics routines

*Start slow.

*Increase time and intensity gradually.

*Try to keep moving throughout workout but ease up if you need to.

*Try to keep heart rate within your target zone.

*Do some stretches in water after a warm up but also do some stretches that are difficult to do in water, on land

Okay, here goes…some water aerobics routines that you could mix up & tailor to your needs & inclinations…

*Swimming - Obviously, you can do laps varying speed & distance according to your fitness level. Vary strokes also to produce cross training effects.

*Just dance to some music piping through the sound system or your water proof headset.

*Hop, just like you might on land but using the buoyancy that the water lends you.

*Hopping w/ bobbing - as if bobbing for apples. That’ll get your blood pumping.

*Step routines without steps. water provides support & resistance.

*Kicks - vary the angles. This will stretch & aerobicize at the same time.

*Walk (forwards, backwards, sideways) or slow jog. You can walk between some of the more intense routines to cool down & get ready for the next movement.

*Bicycle - try doing the movement holding on to railings or just floating, with your body positioned horizontally or diagonally.

*Water aerobics routines don‘t have to be routine - just do anything else you can think of or just imitate what kids in the pool are doing for a few minutes or for as long as you could keep up with them.

Water aerobic videos

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