Lessons of Aqua Gym

As an active woman, you don't want your pregnancy to stop you from working out? Nevertheless, many activities are not advised during this whole period. For example, the ones that may result in injuries and where risk of falling are high. Fortunately, there is a list of low-impact, but still very effective, workouts you could practice. Among them, aquagym is a cardio session that make every part of your body work. With soft gestures under water, ther eis absolutely no risk for your articulations. Moreover, the soreness is often much less strong on the next day. This type of exercise is also suitable to the elderly, whom articulations cannot suffer from physical activities.

If you are a sport aficionado who goes to cardio classes and workout a lot, you may think that type of exercise is too easy for you. Nevertheless, this kind of lessons sollicitates the muscles of your whole body and leaves you exhausted at the end. A person weighing 55 kg (approximately 125 lbs) may burn up to 240 kcal during a 1-hour class. Do not forget that water adds a resistance to every movement, and it is even possible to use weights and other accessories to make the exercise harder.

Another benefit of aquagym is purely about comfort: when your are in the pool, you don't feel the warmest temperatures in the middle of the summer. That means you don't have to skip your physical activities if there is a heatwave or if a hot weather tend to decrease your motivation. This is a nice activity for all year long. Finally, whether you are intermediate or not, this is a workout that is easy to follow, where you will add more or less resistance according to your level and your skills.