Water Exercise

Melissa Layne

• Publisher: Human Kinetics
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781450498142
• eBook ISBN: 9781492585381
• Edition: 1

Looking for exercises to improve your fitness, maximize your cross-training, or recover from an injury or condition—all with little or no impact? Water Exercise is your complete resource for fitness and rehabilitation exercises.

Water workouts are a fabulous way to exercise, no matter your current fitness level. Water Exercise allows personalization of each workout plan: You can change the speed, intensity, or amount of rest based on your needs. Water Exercise is ideal for cross-training workouts and beginning to advanced fitness workouts. It will also help you recover from injury or manage a chronic condition. With underwater photos and simple instructions for each exercise, you will learn fun exercises in Water Exercise you can do in shallow or deep water. You’ll also learn how to use optional equipment such as foam noodles and water buoys to strengthen muscles and improve flexibility.

Exercising in the water is effective because it offers a range of therapeutic and health benefits yet still improves all the components of fitness that you get from land exercise—with no impact. With just a pool and a swimsuit, you can strengthen, rehabilitate, and add variety to your workouts with Water Exercise.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Exercise Finder
• Preface
• Part I: Getting Started
• Part II: Choosing Your Exercises
• Part III: Exercises for Common Injuries and Conditions
• Part IV: Water Exercise Programs
• Bibliography
• About the Author
• Back Page Ad