Routines for Water Aerobics

by Francis
(Boston)

Routines for water aerobics. Water aerobics - performing restyled aerobic exercises in water with high energy music playing in the background.

A common misconception about water exercise routines is that they involve swimming exercises and not much else. Not true.
Most exercise routines for water aerobics don't involve swimming at all!
Essentially, they are the water equivalent of the same land based aerobic exercises.

Some typical Water Aerobic Exercise Routines consist of the following exercises:

* Aquatic Walking: Walking water exercises are especially popular amongst the elderly as walking in water requires greater effort than walking on land. It is also gentler on the muscles and joints, and you burn more calories too!
* Aquatic Jogging: Jogging in water has much less impact on your body compared to jogging on land which can damage shins, ankles, knees and your back. Water provides a cushioning effect which eliminates almost all possibilities of injury due to impact.
* Aquatic Cycling: Water bicycling exercises are great for strengthening and toning leg muscles and abdominal muscles. They help shed excess fat from thighs and hips, and help increase stamina. Water cycling exercises are usually done in sets of 15 to 20 repetitions.
* Aquatic Boxing: No punching each other in the water, you only perform the motion with your arms, shoulders and upper body. You will need to perform this exercise in chest-deep water while standing with your legs slightly apart and keeping your lower body still. Do sets of 15 repetitions each.
* Aquatic Dance: Water dance aerobics burns calories like crazy and is a blast. Perform pulsating dances, clap your hands, twist your legs, move your body and shed pounds like crazy

I personally think water aerobic exercise routines are the best way to exercise and destress after a day's work. Water exercises refresh and rejuvenate, and are a great alternative to regular exercises on hot summer days.