| Great Summer Workouts: Just Add Water | | | | needed |
| | | | + can increase/decrease intensity (difficulty) simply |
| With warm weather season now in full gear, | | | | byalternating between shallow and deep areas |
| exercisers want to taketheir workouts outside and | | | | + good low-impact exercise choice for pregnant |
| breakout of their indoor fitness ruts. | | | | women |
| But, when temperatures reach record highs and | | | | + reduces joint compression and downward gravity |
| humidity levels soar,traditional outdoor workouts | | | | pull (in otherwords v easier on the joints) |
| become less appealing. So how can youstay cool | | | | + even people who can't exercise on land can often |
| while still enjoying outdoor physical activity? One | | | | exercise inthe water |
| wordv water. Water exercises are the perfect way | | | | + excellent rehabilitation exercise for people recovering |
| to workout under thesunwithout overheating. You can | | | | froman injury |
| get a total body workout without evenbreaking a | | | | + less stress on bones and muscles |
| sweat! | | | | + great option for people with arthritis |
| And don't worry if you aren't a veteran swimmer. | | | | Plus, water workouts also provide a fun and more |
| Aquaticworkouts aren't limited to just swimming. There | | | | socially interactiveexercise option. For example, |
| are many otherformsof pool exercises. You don't | | | | parents can enjoy time at the pool withtheir children |
| even have to be a regular exercisertotry aquatic | | | | while also fitting in some of their weekly |
| fitness. One of the great things about working out in | | | | workoutsessions. Aquatic aerobic classes also provide |
| thewater is that even fitness novices can easily | | | | a social, group-setting alternative. |
| perform many of themoves. | | | | Still not convinced that an aquatic workout will |
| It's also an excellent fitness choice for all ages, from | | | | challenge your bodyas well as some of the more |
| the veryyoung to seniors. Water exercise is a very | | | | common workouts like walking or jogging. |
| good way to burn calories,improve your strength and | | | | Well, try some of the sample exercise below and you'll |
| flexibility, tone-up, improve yourcardiovascular system, | | | | probablyquickly change your mind. But, don't judge the |
| and just get more fit overall. And, the typesof | | | | workout solely onhow high your heart rate gets. Keep |
| workouts are practically endless. Most land exercises | | | | in mind that swimmers generate aslightly lower heart |
| can bemodified and re-created in water. Other | | | | rate when compared to cyclists and runners. Thisdoes |
| benefits include: | | | | not imply that they aren't working as hard. Experts |
| + lower injury risk | | | | equatethe lower heart rate partially to the effect of |
| + less sweating | | | | immersion in arelatively cool environment. So, keep this |
| + works your entire body | | | | in mind when determiningyour target heart rate, which |
| + challenges your body in a very different way then it | | | | may be 10 beats per minute lower whenin the water. |
| isaccustom to | | | | Also, don't make the mistake of assuming you |
| + refreshing way to workout | | | | arewellhydrated just because your body is submerged |
| + water provides natural resistance so no equipment is | | | | in water. |