A couple months ago I decided to attend a water aerobics class with my pregnant friend, Stacy. Yeah, yeah yeah....I know what you're thinking - women in their 80's, morbidly obese, cheesy easy workouts. Well let me be the first to tell you - it ain't so!!!Most attendees range in age between 30 - 55 and the workouts are definitely NOT cheesy nor easy! There are many different water aerobic classes you can attend and they range between high-intensity workouts in deep water involving wearing a buoyancy belt, to mind-body-spirit connection classes, similar to pilates or yoga, conducted in "therapy pools" of 90 degrees. I've done both types of classes and they are both great!
Who knew there were so many different types of workouts you could do in the water?! My favorite is when they break out the "noodles". A noodle is the piece of equipment you see in the above picture. You can do countless things with this thing! Put it under your arms and do crunches in the deep end, or put it under your foot and do leg lifts or wrap it around your arm and do curls. I also like the use of arm weights in the water....see below...
This is actually a really good workout!!! My arms always feel tired after the many things you can do with these weights. They come in different colors too which represent different pounds. Grab too heavy of a weight though and you'll go floating to the top of the water...I learned this from personal experience.. :(
I bought a 10-pack to attend these different water aerobics classes and so far have used seven. I will definitely be renewing when the time's up. I encourage people to try out this form of working out! It's definitely growing in popularity and is a lot fun....just ask Stacy who always teases me for smiling so much during the class ;)
