| Show Give your joints a break Water aerobics comes to If you like the water you'll love the exhilarating feeling of It is a high-energy high vigorous workout performed in shallow water The water conditions you by stimulating your body's circulation and respiratory system The buoyancy of the water supports 90 percent of your body weight making exercising less stressful yet still highly effective Jumping kicking and jogging in the water is easy compared to performing these activities on land Rose Hernandez an instructor at Cottonwood Recreation Center said You can exercise twice as long in water than on land without getting tired The cushioned exercising will not hurt ankles feet and knees like aerobics on land can You will feel light and bouncy while the water cushions and supports your weight-bearing weight joints You are arc protected from most impact injuries that you might risk on land While exercising in water there is a resistance factor that automatically opposes your limbs as you push and pull against its smooth pressure There is 12 to 15 pounds of pressure per square inch on your muscles as you move them All of the muscles in your body arc are being worked at the same time as they lift the weight of the water From young to old people at all levels of ability can exercise exercise exer exer- cise effectively while splashing around having fun offers through several swimming pools It is a 1 credit Physical Ed class 17 |
