Different Water Aerobics Exercises and Aquatic Routines

by Jennifer
(Las Palmas)

Different Water Aerobics Exercises. When performing different water aerobics exercises it's important that your routine should consist of synergistic movements. i.e. You need a set pattern.

These are some important points for your water aerobics exercise routine:

* Your aquatic exercise routine should comprise a warm up and cool down of around 10 minutes each.
The warm up can be light water jogging, jumping jacks, slow clapping and swimming a short distance.
* The routine should have some resistance exercises to help with weight loss and also for toning the body.
* A copy of the A-step land aerobics routine can be used as one of the different water aerobics exercises.
* Weighted exercises are also fine for the younger, middle aged and more experienced.
* Aqua kick boxing routines or aqua Pilates routines are great as they will exercise a wide range of muscle groups.
* For beginners it's better to start with shallow water aerobic routines.


Some different Water Aerobics Exercises:

Step routines are easily incorporated into aquatic aerobic routines as well as different kicks, like front side cross and back kicks.

Walking forwards, backwards and sidewards brings variation into the workout and is a good way to stretch the different muscle groups before tackling a more strenuous workout. Walking can also be used as a cool down exercise.

Water cycling exercises can be done by holding the railings of a swimming pool or even while you are using the water to float.
You can position the body either horizontally or diagonally, while doing this exercise.

You can do weighted water exercises by tying water weights to your ankles, hands and stomach to create extra resistance. (This burns calories like crazy!)


Sample Routine for Water Aerobics

Warm up by water walking for a few minutes, then follow this with jumping jacks or a water jog in water, then swim for a minute or two.

Begin with with water punches, making sure your hand comes out straight from your shoulder as you do the exercise.

Now do fast water walking and swing your hands across and then up and down, like doggy paddle.

Then do water bicycling for about 5 minutes and for a cool down, do some stretches on the side of the pool. Stretch your arms, legs and shoulders.


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