Water Fitness
Fitness March 23rd, 2010
EXERCISE does not have to sweat and tired. The point is precisely the pattern and intensity of exercise to maintain fitness. The term water fitness is rarely known. Perhaps because many doubted the impact of these water sports bermedium.
In fact, this sport is very effective for maintaining fitness, not only for those diseased. But it is also the owner or prime the body fit. Water fitness is only a term that has been developed in Indonesia. Previously, this sport has grown old in Canada and the United States with the title aquarobic, aquafitness, aqua exercise, and aqua therapy.
The difference is not far, just about the only mention of the name. Water fitness is developing in Indonesia since 1984. However, the dogma that considers sport to sweat and cause tiredness makes this sport is not developed.
Like most sports, water fitness is a form of gymnastics that uses water media. Training carried out with or without musical accompaniment to make it look fun and energetic.
Initially water fitness participants devoted to rehabilitation, especially people with minor injuries or osteoporosis, the disease, after an injury, or the elderly, and pregnant women. Therapy technique using water media is considered more safe, comfortable, and almost did not have the slightest risk of injury. Water will provide resistance to the body in motion.
Therefore, normal weight can be supported by the joint reduced. Patients with heart disease, for example, can not do a jump on the floor. But in water fitness, they even got jumped therapy.
“Sports is not only useful for those diseased. It is advisable also to those who are fit and healthy in order to eliminate saturation during weight training programs (weight training), including to improve fitness and maintain fitness levels,” said club manager Diding Winardi MyBodyGym.
Therapy in water referred to in this sport is the effect of massage on the body. Especially when the water surface moves or forge our bodies. The bigger or wide-body, the greater the exposure to these once pijatannya effect. To further help the movement, water can be added a variety of fitness tools such as a float (belt-shaped), Dumbledore or barbell and noodle (long form as a buffer head) is made of sterofoam and water shoes to avoid blisters.
However, this tool is conditional. Water fitness tend to use body members to be more natural and beneficial to the entire body. “Water fitness can be done at home. Especially with a private pool. However, for those who have a specific disease and want to get the most of this therapy, should be guided by instructors,” added Cahyanto, personal fitness trainers in the water MyBodyGym Senayan Residence, Jakarta.
Because water movement is very similar fitness with aerobic exercise, continued Cahyanto, participants who wish to undertake this exercise would not be difficulty in adjusting movement. Moreover, participants did not have to have the skills to swim first. Each exercise only focused on existing movements. For those who have advanced, can increase both the intensity and repetisinya time.
