Aquafit

Due to the temporary closure of the pool, we are pleased to introduce a new AquaFit-style class in the studio. This class offers similar low-impact, full-body benefits to our usual aqua sessions, combining cardio and light resistance work in a supportive environment. Join Cathy every Friday at 11:15am for this alternative while the pool remains closed.

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AQUA CLASSES

5 reasons to try Aquafit

1. Made-to-measure fitness

Regardless of your fitness level, you can get a great workout in the water. Your instructor will offer plenty of modifications to increase or decrease the difficulty of the moves, and you’re always free to go at your own pace. Using a flotation belt will help you stay afloat, or you can go without to really keep your heart pumping throughout the class.

2. You’ve never felt better in your bathing suit

Unlike traditional group classes such as aerobics or dance, aquafit is non-competitive. No one can tell if you mess up a move when you’re in the water and you don’t have to worry that anyone’s judging you. Many women  find that they can be more focused on the movements when they aren’t worrying about keeping up with everyone else.

3. Killer cross training

Aquafit can help improve your performance in high-impact activities, including running, dance, or team sports such as soccer or softball. Thanks to the buoyancy of water, you’ll be strengthening your muscles and improving your cardiovascular fitness without subjecting your body to additional wear and tear—leaving you feeling strong and refreshed when it’s time to give your all.

That’s why aquafit is also fantastic for people recovering from injuries—it allows you to strengthen your muscles without stressing vulnerable joints.

4. Stay balanced

Aquafit helps you balance out muscle groups that may have become uneven through repetitive actions. Working out in water provides equal resistance through your full range of motion, a phenomenon known as double concentric muscle action.

Kopansky explains it using the basic exercise of kicking your legs from below the knee: “When straightening the leg, the quads are shortening while expending energy and facilitating the extension at the knee. The lower leg is pushing against the water, lifting the load. Then the hamstrings shorten while expending energy to bring the heel towards the gluteals while the calf area is pushing the water back and up. This results in balanced muscle action around the knee.”

5. A true full-body workout

It’s not just your heart and muscles that stand to benefit from an aquafit class. Working out in water is also fantastic for your internal organs and lymphatic system. “Hydrostatic pressure, turbulence and buoyancy assist in venous return [the flow of blood back to the heart] and lymphatic drainage,” says Kopansky. These extra benefits help explain why participants feel so good after a class—the body is refreshed rather than exhausted.