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SHA Magazine Fitness
In summer, we tend to feel less motivated to work out because of the high temperatures and all the social activities that fill our agenda. But, what many of us don’t realize is that summer is the perfect time to practice one of the most beneficial sports for our body and health, and one that is very enjoyable and easy to fit into our daily habits. Today, we’re talking about aqua fitness or water aerobics.
Having access to a pool or the sea is a great way to practice water activities in summer. Aqua fitness is an easy way to burn calories and do physical effort without noticing the heat. Additionally, water exercises allow us to perform multiple movements with greater range and freedom of action. .
Water offers a safe environment where you can perform a variety of water exercises without stress on the joints and, depending on the intensity of the movements; you can strengthen your muscles or activate your cardiovascular system. Water is one of the ultimate therapeutic elements and we can integrate some floating objects to complete the exercises (tables, fins, weights…).
As our personal trainer Luciana Colombo says, swimming is one of the most complete sports there are and, by performing water fitness exercises, we work all our overall body and we get to burn calories without sweating (actually our body sweats, but we do not notice).
Aqua fitness can be performed in the swimming pool and also in the sea, if it is not too deep. In addition, we can take advantage of waves and sea currents to work upstream and make the exercises harder.
The main benefits of exercise in water are:
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