Group Aqua Classes
Commencing 2010 the price of an aqua & hydro class will increase to $12.
Aqua & Hydro classes finish Fri 19th Dec 09.
Hydro and night aqua classes commence Mon 11th Jan 10.
All day aqua classes resume Mon 2nd Feb 10.
IS EXERCISING IN WATER AS GOOD AS OTHER EXERCISE FOR LOSING WEIGHT AND INCREASING YOUR ENERGY LEVELS? YES IT IS!
Many people still believe aqua aerobics or water exercise is for older women who don’t want much workout. But workouts can be as hard or easy as you want.
Water exercise can include cardio fitness, muscle toning, strength, endurance and flexibility. You don’t even have to know how to swim to take part in water exercise class (just let the instructor know first).
Our Instructors:
Wilma Batchelor, Atareta Pou, Dixie Tenahu, Shirley Gray & Pru Martin.
Exercising in water is great for people who are overweight, have injuries or are just starting exercise, as water is less stressful on the both body and mind. The moves are almost non-impact and the pace slower, which leads to a more playful atmosphere.
Classes include water-walking, water jogging, choreographed aerobics, toning and deep water conditioning. Personal trainers are starting to use the pool for their clients’ workouts.
It’s also used for injury rehabilitation, and many athletes believe they recover and train better in the water. Even mind/body workouts are conducted in water, including some massage techniques.
A very important point about water fitness is that it is totally different discipline than land exercise. Land exercise is based on gravity, and water fitness is based on buoyancy.
Water provides 12 times more resistance than air. When doing land exercise, monitoring the heart rate with the pulse is important. In the water, oxygen consumption is the important factor. Oxygen consumption is the process that burns fat and calories. Heart rates are 13 – 15 per cent lower in the water than on land due to heat, gravity, compression, water pressure and what is called the dive reflex. Studies have shown that despite lower heart rates, water fitness provides improvements in cardio-vascular fitness and fat loss.
Water exercise is a safe and effective way to tone muscles. Muscles work in synchronised pairs – one primary mover and one opposing muscle (for example, the bicep and triceps – the front of your arm and the back of your arm).
Water allows efficient training of both muscles in the pairs. Buoyancy cushions high-impact moves and helps prevent strain and injury. In water, abdominal and back muscles are contracting continuously for much of the workout to maintain proper body position and alignment. The whole body tones with ease.
With buoyancy belts and Styrofoam aids, water exercise is a great way to tone, lose weight and add fun to your regime.
THE POWER OF WANN – fitness expert Lee-Anne Wann as seen on TV’3 Downsize me!
CLM Health & Fitness - Whangarei