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Pool workouts can help you achieve greater health and muscle tone. It has less painful side effects and generally causes fewer injuries. If you are already on a workout programme, you can seamlessly add pool workouts into your routine for a more complete routine.
To help focus your water workout, it is recommended that you use a buoyancy belt to maintain your location and balance in the water and prevent putting stress on your back. Aquatic dumbbells are a greater option. They can be used in a greater variety of workouts than buoyancy belts because many people don’t like having their hands tied up during their pool workouts.
You should consult with a physician before beginning any workout. It is also recommended that you work with a specialist in pool workouts to help you develop proper form. Here are a few popular pool workouts:
Oblique twist
Lie back in the water with your legs together and your knees bent. Remain lying in the same position with your legs together while you move your knees down to one side and then back up and down to the other side and then back up.
Diamond
Float vertically. Push the soles of your feet together with knees pointing in near opposite directions. Without feet coming apart, lift and lower your feet towards your buttocks.
Crossover crunches
Lie across the water on one side with your knees bent in to your chest. Then fold your feet and head towards each other. Repeat on the opposite side.
Knee crunch
Lie back in the water with your hips submerged and knees bent so that your lower legs are floating on the surface of the water. Use your abdominal muscles to curl your body forward until your knees reach your chest hen return to original position.
Knee tuck
Take a deep breath and then lie facing downward in the water. Pull your knees in to your chest then go back to your original position.
Jack knifes
Lie back in the water with your hips submerged and your knees bent so that your lower legs are floating on the surface of the water. Use your abdominal muscles to curl your body forward until your chest meets your knees. As you become more advanced, you can lessen the bend in your knees while doing this exercise until you don’t have to bend them at all.
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