Swimming Pool Fitness And You
The
Benefits of Swimming Pool (Aquatic ) Fitness
The practice of performing exercises in the swimming pool, commonly known
as aquatic fitness, has long been praised for being highly effective
while putting less stress on bones and joints. This combination has led
many to take up aquatic fitness as a form of rehabilitation. Others have
flocked to aquatic fitness as a means to stay fit after becoming frustrated
by the aches and pains brought on by conventional exercises. Still another
group, recognizing the benefits of aquatic fitness in both cardiovascular
and strength training, have adopted aquatic fitness as a mainstay in their
regular workout routines. Anybody who has ever tried running in waist
or chest-deep water can attest to just how high-impact these exercises.
can be.
Wide Variety Of Aquatic Fitness Products For Use in
the Swimming Pool
Whatever the reason you choose to employ aquatic fitness in your regular
fitness routine you will be happy to know that there now exist more products
than ever designed to help you get fit in your swimming pool. This article
will consider just a few such items in an effort to let our readers in
on the many avenues of aquatic fitness now available.
Water Noodles
Water
Noodles have a million uses so the transition from pool toy to aquatic
fitness product was a natural one. Water noodles are being used as a buoyancy
aid in many aquatic fitness exercises. By wrapping a water noodle around
your body under your arms you can perform a wide variety of lower body
movements and increase your range of motion without losing your balance.
Create your own application for these highly useful pool accessories to
customize your aquatic fitness routine.
Swimcizor
For those of you looking for the ultimate in aquatic fitness the Swimcizor
is a great place to start your search. The Swimcizor works like an aquatic
treadmill by creating a steady current of water that you can swim against.
The current is adjustable so all you need to do is set the Swimcizor to
the pace at which you would like to swim and start swimming. You swim
in place and never need to interrupt your pace to turn. Swim a mile or
more in your own backyard!
Super Swim
Similar
to the Swimcizor, the Super Swim will allow you to swim in place in your
own backyard. The Super Swim works by wearing a harness that attaches
you to a flexible "fiberod" via a nylon chord. The harness is
designed to allow for a natural swimming stroke while the fiberod adjusts
the resistance. The harder you swim the more resistance the fiberod provides.
This is what is known as progressive hydro resistance.
Resistance Training Products
Resistance training is one of the most effective and highly used methods
of aquatic fitness being practiced today. The wide variety of resistance
training applications that exist have facilitated the advent of numerous
aquatic fitness products we see today. There are specially designed products
that allow you to increase resistance while you jog in your swimming pool.
Specially designed gloves add resistance to the action of moving your
arms and upper body while in the pool. Still other special aquatic fitness
"weights" add further resistance to even the most basic of underwater
movements. All these products expand the realm of resistance training
making getting in shape while in the pool easier than ever before.
Monofin - Power Swimming
Recently,
a new product called the Monofin has been being used by many swim coaches
as a training device. The Monofin is a highly effective training tool
that comes in both recreation and training models. Just some of the benefits
have been listed here:
- Develop A More Streamlined Swimming Position
- Increase Your Leg Strength
- Aids In Hypoxic Training (Breath Control)
- Get A High Caloric Workout In a Shorter Period of Time
- General Fitness
- Tone Legs, Buttocks, Stomach and Back Muscles
- Ideal for Swimmers With Shoulder and Knee Problems
- Increase Your Cardiovascular Workout
All of those benefits, and not to mention maybe the most important one:
The Monofin is FUN! You may never have enjoyed working out so much as
with one of these products.
 
With all of these wonderful aquatic fitness options available
it has never been easier for those of us who love being in the water to
get in shape at the same time!
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