Aqua Aerobics

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays we offer Aqua Aerobics classes to give you a full body 1 hour workout at 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

As you grow older, you can experience reduced coordination and balance. Water exercises go a long way into helping you build stability and expand your muscle strength for better coordination. Besides, the water is a safe environment whereby you’re in control of all physical exercises as opposed to exercising on dry land.

Regular participation in water exercises can help improve the health of your heart.

How does this work?  The water’s pressure in the pool helps in blood circulation. This reduces your blood pressure, which puts less strain on your heart as it pumps blood. With time, you gain cardiovascular strength.

Unlike other exercises, water exercises provide you with a flexible environment for your workouts. You don’t need to worry about falling and hurting yourself in the pool.  The water's buoyancy reduces the impact that exercises have on your joints and muscles.

Water exercises can help you burn 500 to 1000 calories per hour. When you swim or do water exercises in cold water, your body burns more calories to keep you warm. The more calories you burn, the more weight you lose. Besides, the water massages your muscles in a way that helps tone them.

Water exercises are a great way of exercising without straining your muscles or joints.

The water’s buoyancy supports your body weight, which helps reduce the stress exerted on your joints. Besides, the movement of the water helps tone your muscles.  

For older people with arthritis having water exercises in warm water helps relieve arthritis pain, inflammation around the joints and swollen muscles.

However, water aerobics don’t necessarily cure arthritis. Instead, they prevent the condition from getting worse.

Water aerobics is a very refreshing activity. It relaxes your brain and boosts your mental health.

Here are some mental health benefits you can derive from water aerobics.

Have you been struggling with insomnia? Try enrolling in a water exercise class. Water has a therapeutic way of refreshing your mind and keeping you invigorated; hence, you will have a better sleep.

Do you experience bad mood swings and anxiety? Probably it might be due to the environment you are exposed to. Participating in water exercises can get you in a better mood. The water has a soothing effect on your mind, which helps reduce your stress levels. The calm nature of water relieves you of anxiety and puts your brain at ease.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Depression is a mental illness that results from traumatic experiences, genes or going through a medical condition. If you are going through depression, hydrotherapy exercises might help relieve your depression.      

If you’re past the age of fifty, your injuries might take longer to heal compared to those of a young person. This is because your muscle tissues are worn out and may take longer to regenerate. Good news is, water aerobics may help you recover quickly from your injuries. For instance, if you have recently undergone hip surgery, water aerobics classes will help you build your muscle strength, which aids in quick recovery.

One of the main benefits of water aerobics is gaining overall flexibility. How does this happen?

Water adds resistance to the movements you make. Your joints and body parts are pulled and pushed in directions they aren’t used to. With time you get used to this, and this increases your flexibility both on dry land and in water.

The hot summer days are here! You need to pull out your swimsuits and enroll in a water aerobics class. Water aerobics is an excellent form of workout, especially in the hot summer days because they cool your body temperature.

Water aerobics is a unique way of building your physical endurance. How does this work? Water aerobics is a muscle resistance training which challenges your muscles.