Just because most seem to be driven by the retired community doesn’t mean it’s bad, right?
Aquabics was one of the events I loved and hated as a lifeguard. I loved it because my presence at the Lifeguard Tower was completely preventative, just like when I was a lifeguard during organized swimming lessons and team practice. all In these scenarios, I’m less anxious than when I had to grab a megaphone frequently and ask elementary school kids not to power bomb each other from the pool deck during normal swimming hours. became.
However, I didn’t like aquabics because most of the people in the class were well over 60 years old. As a result, there was always a prevailing fear that someone might have a heart attack or stroke on my watch. In fact, decades after I was training regularly at YMCA, I remembered that people under the age of 30 attended aquabics classes, not to mention frequent attendance at aquabics classes.
This young man’s preferred aerobic exercise choice turned out to be brave, but I lie if I say I don’t think there’s a more productive way they could spend their time. Then again, a member of the local swimming club laughed at me and spent the breaststroke training awkwardly all year round. So, if I wasn’t ashamed of the form of workout I chose, why was the loneliness of the Aquabics class under the age of 60 shameful on them?
What does aquabics do for you?
Not surprisingly, aquabics is primarily what its name means — aerobics routines that run in an underwater environment.
Comparing aqua aerobics with general aerobics in terms of energy consumption, the metabolic equivalent task score assigned to aqua aerobics is 5.3-5.5, while the normal aerobics score is 7.3. To make these scores a little more relevant, aqua aerobics is about the same as pedaling an ellipse with modest effort, but standard aerobics is closer to moderate effort to ride a bike in the countryside. It is a rank.
This does not suggest that all elements of aquabics are simplified by the presence of water. Water is 830 times more dense than air, so it disperses much greater resistance to all the movements that take place in it. This can be amplified by placing your hands or fingers as you move through the water. However, there is a trade-off because the density of water significantly slows the movement of the limbs and significantly reduces the total amount of movement that can be performed.
So should I consider doing aquabics?
Let me answer that question with some of my own questions: why do you choose to do underwater aerobics? Do you have any injuries or other illnesses that prevent you from supporting your weight during other exercises? In that case, underwater aerobics may be a good option.
But my first follow-up question is “Can you swim?” Very slow lap swimming represents the same level of exercise as aquabics, and when you actually focus on swimming, you can quickly escalate to a level of exercise that exceeds the normal aerobics class.
Along those lines, you are effectively better off engaging Any A form of cardiovascular exercise that is possible in gyms other than aquabics. A dedicated weight routine that counters real gravity pulls muscles more optimally. For most aerobic exercises, such as running indoors or on a treadmill, rowing, cycling, and ellipticaling, you can increase your pace and effort to ensure fatigue. ..
Although, shame When doing aquabics. It at least moves you, and something is always better than nothing in terms of exercise. So if you’re thinking of returning to your workout, aquabics water is a great way to soak your toes.
Ian Douglas
Ian Douglass is a volunteer firefighter, Concept2 rower, SkiErger, and the worst all-American swimmer in recorded history. He also helped professional wrestlers publish autobiographies, helped businessmen by writing coherent ideas, and exaggerated degrees from Michigan and the Northwest.
