Make the pool your gym : no-impact water workouts for getting fit, building strength and rehabbing from injury / Karl Knopf.
Title:
Make the pool your gym : no-impact water workouts for getting fit, building strength and rehabbing from injury / Karl Knopf.
ISBN:
9781612430140
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Berkeley, CA : Ulysses Press, [2012]
©2012
Physical Description:
103 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Part 1: Getting Started: -- Introduction -- Why water exercise? -- Benefits of water fitness -- Aqua physics -- Water temperature -- Before you begin -- Part 2: Workouts: -- How to use this book -- Sample water workouts: -- General fitness -- Advanced general conditioning -- Sports conditioning -- Deep-water workout -- Arthritis -- Frozen shoulder -- Low back pain -- Hip -- Knee -- Shin splints -- Ankle/feet -- Freeflow routines -- Part 3: Exercises: -- Warm-up -- Upper-body series -- Lower-body series -- Cardiovascular conditioning: -- Arm add-ons -- Leg movements -- Jumping sequence -- Deep-water series -- Stretches -- Index -- Acknowledgments & about the author.
Summary:
"Once used primarily for rehabilitation, water exercise has been proven to build strength, improve cardiovascular fitness and burn calories--all without the strain and trauma of land-based activities. This flexible training tool can help you: Improve muscular strength; Increase flexibility; Enhance cardiovascular fitness; Alleviate pain; Rehabilitate injuries. With step-by-step instructions and clear photos, Make the Pool Your Gym shows how to create the effective and efficient workout best suited to your needs. Whether you're a non-swimmer, an elite athlete or someone with a chronic condition, you can make a splash in your fitness level without even getting your hair wet."--P. [4] of cover.
OCLC Number:
ocn741539016
Availability:
South St. Paul - Kaposia~1
