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AQUATIC FITNESS FUN
Solutions for Non-Swimmers by Martin Miron
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t’s summertime, and with a cry of, “Last one in’s a rotten egg,” every- body wants to get into the water. Along with the fun, swimming is superb exercise. That’s terrific—if you can swim. But many people never learned to swim, have a limiting disability or are just afraid of deep water.
Aquatic Fitness
Tracy Carlson, director of the New Hol- land (Pennsylvania) Recreation Center and an Aquatics Exercise Association- certified aquatic instructor who teaches at indoor and outdoor pools, observes that, “You tend to find an older crowd in their 30s, 40s and up. You don’t find the younger crowd here much, and they are really missing out on the ben- efits of aquatic fitness.” She explains, “It’s perfect for people who are afraid of the water, because they don’t have to immerse their head or take their feet off the bottom of the pool.”
Aquatic Weight Loss
“As with any weight-loss exercise pro- gram, doing aquatic fitness activities at
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least three days a week is extremely ben- eficial,” Carlson continues. “It is vertical fitness without the impact on the joints you get with any kind of land training.” “You’ll do weight training in the water; you can do core training; you can do water walking and running. If you have balance issues, the water will hold you up, whereas on land, you are dealing with gravity issues and might fall over.” She notes that hand gloves can create more stability and resistance, making a workout even more interesting.
Pool Therapy
Plastic foam pool noodles are popular because they afford convenient, cheap, flexible fun. They can also be used as resistance devices to create workout moves in water up to your neck that are similar to those which gyms offer. In the National Multiple Sclerosis Society magazine, Momentum, Amy Paturel, a master of public health, notes that, “Participants use water noodles to gain strength.” Exercises performed in the pool produce marked improve- ments over those achieved on land.
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