Cool Gear For Your Your Water Workout

Is your water workout only about swimming? If it is, you are far from maximizing the exercise you can get out of water and the time you spend in the pool. Just take a look at all the water exercise gear available in stores today. They represent quite a lot of routines you can use for your water workout.

Aqua Blocks = Arm Curls

These small barbells increase resistance as you move your arms through the water. While in chest-deep water, use the blocks for curls, just as you would conventional barbells. Since water is 12 times more resistant horizontally than air, the pressure you exert in the downward, backward motion intensifies your water workout.

Water Woggles = Abdominal V

These 4-inch foam cylinders offer both resistance and buoyancy. Back float in at least chest-deep water and stretch out your arms, holding a woggle on each side. Take a breath and slowly bring your body into a V, exhaling as you go. Straighten out then repeat.

Gyrojoggers = Triceps Kicks

Wear these foam circles on each hand while in waist-deep water and then bend until your torso is parallel to the water surface. From a vertical position, bend your elbow and bring each arm up towards your hip, glancing in its direction to avoid stress on your neck muscles.

There is lots of other equipment available that will suggest routines to spice up your water workout. To develop your own beneficial moves, remember that every movement in one direction meets with equal water resistance from the opposite direction. You get the most out of your water workout by working against this resistance.

Finally, whether you are standing up, reclining, or floating on the surface, your back should remain straight, supported by your abdominal muscles, as you perform each step of your water workout routine.