Aquatic Exercises - Pool and Water Exercises
The AquaLogix Fitness System incorporates 100s of movements with the bells and fins in the water. We have outlined just a few of these of water exercises to illustrate some of the motions and the benefits of each that will help increase metabolic activity, cardiovascular capacity, and weight loss. The video also provides some great exercises to show you how using resistance helps build all the muscles in the body.
UPPER BODY EXERCISES
1. Shoulder Cross Over
Begin with your arms out to your sides and cross one hand over the other as if you are hugging yourself. Remember to use equal resistance on the extension back out to the starting position.
Benefits: Promotes flexibility, strengthens and tones chest, shoulders, and back
2. Press Down / lateral raise (bent over)
In the bent over position, push down until the Bells meet beneath your chest. Then spread your arms until the reach their original position. You should feel like your flapping your wings.
Benefits: Strengthens shoulders, back, abdominal and lower back.
Press down / lateral raise (behind back)
Begin with arms stretched out to your sides and then press the Bells down behind your back. Return to starting position.
Benefits: Promotes flexibility in shoulders and chest. Helps maintain proper posture and alignment
3. Chest Fly
Begin with your arms out to your sides and your palms facing out. Push the Bells toward one another until the meet in the middle of your chest. Then spread your arms back to their original position. Remember to use equal resistance in both directions.
Benefits: Enhances flexibility, strengthens and tones chest, shoulders, and back
4. Bicep curl / tricep extension (same time)
In a forward stance, begin curling the Bells toward your chest. Before reaching your chest, extend them backwards until they are pushed behind your back. Users can utilize three different hand positions to achieve slightly different muscle recruitment.
Benefits: Strengthens biceps, triceps, shoulders, back
