Take your workout to the water!

Possibly the world’s perfect exercise, water workouts provide a highly-effective, low-impact way to burn calories, build muscle, improve flexibility, and have some fun.

International Swimming Hall of Fame board member and world masters champion Jane Katz uses a holistic approach to lead you to total body fitness, offering soothing and strengthening programs of exercises drawn from yoga, Pilates, tai chi, and popular land sports like skiing and golf. There are also high-intensity challenges and instructions for deep-water running and cross-training for athletes. Each exercise is accompanied by a simple drawing and step-by-step instructions for doing the move correctly. Programs for twenty-, thirty- and forty-five-minute workouts, including breathing exercises, warm ups and cool downs, are laid out to make it easy to dive right in. Individual exercises can also be combined to make a complete workout that is right for you.

Dr. Katz uses toys and accessories, from old-fashioned kickboards to flashy fins, to make every workout seem like play. Full of suggestions to keep your program exciting and fresh, Your Water Workout is a complete guide to working out in the water for lifelong fitness.

Author: Jane Katz
Paperback: 208 pages
Company: Broadway (2003-06-10) (2003-06-10)
ISBN: 0767914821
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Cengage Learning Activity Series Get the most out of your favorite physical activities. From aerobics and yoga -- to bowling, tennis, weight training, and more -- the Cengage Learning Activities Series goes beyond the basics, showing you how to improve, excel, and get more enjoyment from your activities, whatever your skill level and background. Learn the latest information for obtaining and maintaining wellness with WATER AEROBICS FOR FITNESS AND WELLNESS, Fourth Edition. This text provides you with guidelines, exercises, and examples to develop a water aerobic program. It also includes unique chapters on fitness assessment, nutrition, and weight management to encourage a lifetime of fitness and wellness program. This text will provide an excellent resource guide to get you started in water aerobics.

Author: Terry-Ann Spitzer Gibson, Wener W.K. Hoeger
Paperback: 150 pages
Company: Brooks Cole (2011-09-16)
ISBN: 0840048130
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"Water Exercises" introduces the numerous possibilities of how to keep fit in the water with the so-called fun- or aqua-noodle. In a short theoretical introduction the book explains the characteristics and the areas of usage of the fun noodle. In the big practical section plenty of possibilities for exercises with usually two variations are introduced, in each case with accompanying photos and an explanatory text. The book is structured into six main fields: Stretching, Balance, Endurance, Muscle Training, Games & Fun, and Massage & Relaxation. The clear structure enables a quick finding of all the different exercises. This versatile catalogue of exercises guarantees for a varied workout with the fun noodle!

Author: Tomihiro Shimizu, Noriko Tachikawa
Paperback: 136 pages
Company: Meyer & Meyer Verlag (2005-02-28)
ISBN: 1841261432
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Water Fitness Lesson Plans and Choreography helps new instructors learn the basics of class organization and keeps veteran instructors out of the proverbial teaching rut. This reference contains 72 lesson plans for shallow and deep water—each including a warm-up and cool-down, variations, choreography, and modifications. A total of 576 exercises are described and accompanied by 253 photos that depict the key features and the corresponding choreography.

The lesson plans are organized into two sections: shallow and deep water. Each lesson plan for shallow water has a corresponding lesson plan for deep water. All that instructors have to remember are the specific exercise modifications to take the routine from one end of the pool to the other. This allows instructors to learn, remember, and feel comfortable offering a variety of class formats.

This book describes how to establish and meet class objectives through the three phases of any successful water fitness class: the warm-up, the conditioning phase (for cardiorespiratory fitness or muscular strength and endurance), and the cool-down. It includes other fundamental information as well:

•Four easy-to-use choreography styles to keep classes engaging

•Troubleshooting tips for creating a flowing and successful class

•Key differences between shallow-water and deep-water exercise to aid in selecting the best format to meet objectives

•Common names and anatomical terms for each exercise to help new instructors learn which exercises work what muscles

•Information on modifying the class to attract and cater to various populations

•Tips for cueing, choosing music, and preparing for each class

Over two million people participate in water fitness, so good water fitness instructors are in high demand. Water Fitness Lesson Plans and Choreography will help new and veteran instructors create well-organized classes so that participants meet their objectives, come back for more, and have fun!

Author: Christine Alexander
Paperback: 200 pages SHK01611
Company: Human Kinetics (2010-12-20)
ISBN: 0736091122
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This pathbreaking look at aqua aerobics, deep-water running, and swimming for all fitness enthusiasts includes information on equipment, technique, workouts, and rehabilitation, plus guidelines on heart rate monitoring, nutrition, and flexibility, and strength. 50 line drawings.

Author: Steve Tarpinian, Brian J. Awbrey M.D.
Paperback: 160 pages
Company: The Lyons Press (1997-05-01)
ISBN: 1558213961
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Have fun, get fit, and stay healthy with Fantastic Water Workouts.

With more than 130 exercises that use the natural resistance of water, you will improve your body's composition and tone, strengthen muscles, increase aerobic and muscular endurance, and improve flexibility, coordination, and agility—all with minimal stress on your body.

In addition to the unique and creative individual exercises, Fantastic Water Workouts includes 14 step-by-step programs that can be tailored to your personal needs, interests, and fitness goals.

Whether you're seeking general programs for overall fitness, cross-training, and improved performance or more specific routines for pregnancy, physical rehabilitation, cardiac recovery, or older adults, it's all here. You can even add variety to your program by trying the tai chi, Pilates, yoga, kickboxing, country line dancing, street dancing, and noodle workouts.

Jump into Fantastic Water Workouts and discover the complete water workout guide.

Author: MaryBeth Pappas Baun
Paperback: 264 pages
Company: Human Kinetics (2007-11-20)
ISBN: 0736068082
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Aqua fitness is a low-resistance form of exercise that offers cardio-vascular, stretching and strengthening workouts using water resistance. This text offers specially designed programmes for deep and shallow water and a range that stretches from beginner to water-baby.

Author: Mimi Rodriguez Adami
Hardcover: 160 pages
Company: Dorling Kindersley Plc P/B (2003-01-30)
ISBN: 0751339970
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Bethsheba gives us another awesome short- short story---Water Aerobics.This time we get some thought-provoking commentary on how messed up our health care system is, how we fail to have trained, competent direct care workers because we don't pay them adequate wages.

Author: Bethsheba Mcgruder
Kindle Edition: 3 pages Kindle eBook
Company: bethmcgruder.com (2011-05-09) (2011-05-09)
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The one and only book people need to plunge into the fitness wave of the decade, by the leader in water excerciseand an internationally respected sports physical therapist.

Author: Lynda Huey, Robert Forster
Paperback: 400 pages
Company: Random House (1993-08-03) (1993-08-03)
ISBN: 0679745548
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Water exercise is excellent for physical therapy and fitness because it enhances range of motion and eases pain of movement. Now a single book makes it easy for you to design your own water exercise program, whether for injury rehabilitation, special conditions, cross-training, or just shaping up.

Water Exercise features 78 clearly described and illustrated exercises that range from beginning to advanced levels of difficulty. The book also features complete exercise programs for specific injuries and conditions and for improved fitness. You can tailor each program to suit your needs, so no matter which exercise program you choose, you'll start at the appropriate level and progress safely into more challenging movements.

Part I discusses the rehabilitative benefits of water exercise, along with guidelines for customizing your workout program and descriptions of accessories that can add a whole new dimension to your exercising.

Part II presents 26 beginning, 29 intermediate, and 18 advanced exercises. Each exercise features one or more illustrations and descriptions of equipment needed, starting position, movements, precautions, and special hints for making the exercise more effective. You'll also find four illustrated deep-water exercises for improving cardiovascular endurance and decreasing compressive forces on the spine.

Part III features injury-specific water exercise programs for recovering from injuries or surgery, with chapters devoted to rehabilitating the lower leg, ankle and foot, knee, thigh, pelvis and hip, trunk and spine, shoulder, and lower arm and wrist.

Part IV details water exercise programs to help you achieve total fitness from a beginner's level to an advanced cross-training program. This section also includes a chapter of water exercise programs for people with rheumatoid arthritis, Parkinson's disease, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, and multiple sclerosis.

Water Exercise is especially suited to:

- people attempting to regain strength and flexibility after an injury or surgery,
- sedentary people just starting an exercise program,
- individuals wanting to lose weight and gain muscle tone,
- fitness enthusiasts and athletes seeking to maintain or increase their fitness level, and
- aquatic therapists and exercise instructors looking to expand their knowledge of water exercise.

Author: Martha White
Paperback: 192 pages
Company: Human Kinetics (1998-06-11)
ISBN: 0873227263
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A Neoprene glove with webbed fingers and a rubber palm with adjustable wrist closure and ultra flexible webbing for use during water resistance training. Helps create smoother movement in the water for a more comfortable upper body workout. They also add propulsion through the water. Ideal for water aerobics and pool workouts.

Sports: Neoprene gloves for water resistance training, Helps tone and strengthen muscles, Webbed fingers, rubber palm, Adjustable wrist closure, Get increased propulsion through the water
Company: Speedo
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Build upper body strength with Water Fan Paddles, featuring patented adjustable fan blades to vary resistance. Pair.

Misc.: Adjustable fan blades to vary resistance, Builds upper body strength
Company: Water Gear
List Price: $19.99
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A basic fitness system at a great value including products from the Aqua Jogger Active line. Provides a total body workout with light resistance.

Misc.: Active Belt - Core strengthening and vertical lift, Active Bells - Light resistance hand gear, X-Cuffs - Ankle cuffs for a lower body workout, Water Workout Guide - Featuring top exercises
Company: Aqua Jogger
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- Provides water resistance for building upper body strength- Soft padded grips for extended workouts- Made of a chlorine resistant EVA foam

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The Complete Aquajogger Water Workout On Vhs. Featuring Juliana Larson, Author Of Water Dance. 1 Hour Video Featuring 60 Different Exercises And The Latest Techniques. Beginners Through Advanced. This Video Is Presented In A Lecture-Demonstration Format Where The Viewer Is To Watch And Then Take The Information To The Pool To Develop His Or Her Own Workout. It Would Also Be A Great Training Video For New Water Instructors. The Exercises Are Shown With An Underwater Camera And Explained By A Narrator. Then The Same Exercises Are Shown With A Student And An Instructor, Showing How Each Exercise Should Be Taught.

DVD: Featuring Juliana Larson, author of Water Dance., 1 hour video featuring 60 different exercises and the latest techniques., Beginners through advanced, This video is presented in a lecture-demonstration format where the viewer is to watch and then take the information to the pool to develop his or her own workout., The exercises are shown with an underwater camera and explained by a narrator.
Company: PoolToy
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Water aerobics is a fast growing sport, so be ready with your Speedo Hydro Resistant Jog Belt. Made of wearer friendly neoprene with 3-D mesh, the belt dries quickly, stays secure around your waist, and offers optimum comfort while you get your water workout. The easy to use adjustable belt fits up to a 56" waist. Because of Speedo's commitment to designing products like the Hydro Resistant Jog Belt, Speedo has been honored by the AEA (Aquatic Exercise Association) with the Lifetime Achievement Award for continued commitment to the aqua fitness community.

Sports: Popular aquatic training aid to build strength and endurance, Soft neoprene foam for extreme comfort and quick drying, Adjustable belt with easy on and off clip, fits up to 56" waist, 3-D mesh offers proper draining, Anti-slip silicone printing to keep belt secure in the water
Company: Speedo (2009-08-27)
List Price: $41.99
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This is the perfect workout for beginner to advanced levels. This "user friendly" workout will make your body stronger, leaner, and visibly slimmer. Workout includes: Anchored Down Aqua inspired by Pilates (walking variations, lunges, kicks, and circular movements), Rebound Aerobics with jogging, jumping jacks, kicks and leaps, a Ballet Workout, Strengthening & Toning with the Aqua Flex Paddles. Running time: 1 hour, 10 minutes.

Misc.: Perfect for beginners to advanced levels, User friendly, Water Aerobics, Strengthening and Toning, Great purchase with the Aqua Flex Paddles, DVD
Company: Aqua Combo Splash
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It is difficult to find aqua shoes that not only give you the comfort but style too. Our selection of aqua shoes are just the right kind of shoes that you are looking for. These are comfortable and at the same time they look fashionable and stylish. These shoes are a perfect combination of style, quality and price. So get these for your beach/water activities and make others envy.

Apparel: Easy to slide on and pull off, Fabric and Mesh. Comfortable and Good Traction, Breathable and dries quickly., Elastic lace fit system for secure and easy fit
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Aquacell - AQUA FIT ANKLE CUFFS Blue Ankle cuffs are used to provide additional resistance for your legs and increase muscle tone and fitness levels. They too are made of super soft foam and are adjustable to fit any ankle size.

Toy: Adjustable straps to ensure proper fit, Seamless design allows soft, non-abrasive foam to wrap and contour the ankles for more enjoyable workout, One size fits all, Made with Aqua Cell foam, Made in the USA
Company: Spongex (2008-10-10)
List Price: $29.99
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Thera-Band Hand Bars are available in three levels of resistance and buoyancy in the water. Each size is sold separately and in pairs. All three sizes are color-coded and have padded handles for added comfort during use.

Misc.: Light, Medium and Heavy Hand Bars are available and sold separately, Increase range of motion in the upper and lower extremities, Strengthen the lower back, abdominal muscles and obliques, Increase flexibility in the back, Padded handles
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