Lose weight with aquatic fitness

• May 3, 2024

Also know as Aquagym , is a discipline that is practiced more and more in different countries of the world. According to the Mexican coach Gina Bastidas It is not a new discipline, it emerged in the late 60's and is defined as the exercise practiced vertically in the water for recreation and sport for purposes therapeutic .

Within the aquatic conditioning, the person who exercises tries to use the resistance of the water (12 times greater than that of the air) repeating certain routines and putting more or less resistance when considering the water floating .

The aquatic conditioning has several work areas such as: aquaerobics; kick boxing ; training in deep water, in circuits, or in intervals; aqua-pilates , Tai Chi , ai chi and the Water bike .

Aquatic fitness elements

The benefits of this practice are numerous. Its success is enormous, especially in elderly people or those who have suffered some kind of joint damage , muscular or osseous , and it is due to the elements that it uses:

1. Music : Helps the person relax or activate, feeling more comfortable when performing any type of exercise.

2. The properties of aquatic medium they do that with a less effort, they can perform the same exercises that would run out of the water without feeling so much fatigue; They make possible a series of exercises impossible to perform outside of it.

The body temperature is much more pleasant, and when performing the exercises you do not suffer any kind of impact, as would happen when doing them on the ground.

3. The water temperature , normally between 28º and 31º C, makes the exercise , helping to relax. The aquatic conditioning It is usually done in shallow pools.

For Bastidas, if you practice this sport, you will be able to reduce weight, tone up your muscles and improve the texture of your skin, since each muscle of your body is worked on.

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