Comments on How to Perform Water Aerobics to Improve Lower Body Strength

I recently had knee surgery, due to a sports injury on July 14 2006, for my patella and also a surprise extra in chiseling down the knee cap a bit when he noticed it was cracked. I am walking almost perfectly normal now and have built up a lot of the muscle I had lost in my recovery of about 2 weeks. Aug 2 I started my physical therapy 3 times a week, quite early for most people. I needed to be active because I'm a 20 year old college student who loves to have fun and hang out with her friends, I wanted to get back out there.On Aug 7 I started to carefully do pool laps and aerobics, and now it's Aug 14 and I have (in my therapist's words) done one of the most remarkable surgery recoveries she has ever seen. Water aerobics and a strong will are the reason I have my knee working so well. I find it refreshing to do exercise in the water, plus you don't really feel sweaty. I also suggest if a person like me, who pushes themselves and doesn't feel as complete after the workout, to take advantage of the pool and do a couple of breast stroke or side stroke laps to really get your heart flowing if your knees not up to the fullest of doing the crawl. Here, here for water aerobics.

I teach Water Fitness. I strongly encourage people to keep their bodies and backs up as straight as possible, especially in the deep water. Keep your tummy tight while doing WA for some focus on your core. Most land aerobics, such as hamstring curls or outer thigh lifts, can be done in both shallow and deep water. Your tempo can increase as you gain experience with exercising in the water.

I teach Water Fitness. I strongly encourage people to keep their bodies and backs up as straight as possible, especially in the deep water. Keep your tummy tight while doing WA for some focus on your core. Most land aerobics, such as hamstring curls or outer thigh lifts, can be done in both shallow and deep water. Your tempo can increase as you gain experience with exercising in the water.

I am a certified Aquatic Exercise instructor and have found that most people gain a lot of lower body strength using deep water belts or pool noodles. I like this because there is not any impact for a person recovering from an injury or surgery.