You want to return to sport in order to get back in shape or test a new activity ? Among the multitude of choices available to you, you can't decide? Let us show you aquabiking, a gentle discipline accessible to all.
What is aquabike?
Swimming pool, water and cycling have one thing in common: aquabike. Also called aquacycling and aquabiking, this practice consists of pedal a bike submerged in water. This activity can be practiced both in group lessons guided by a coach, and individually in the cabin.
If simply explained, it is difficult to detect all the benefits of this discipline. However, aquabiking has many virtues, as much for your body as for your health.
Why choose aquabike?
A gentle activity
It's well known that in the water you don't feel the weight of your body. The limbs are lightened and the pressure exerted on your joints is reduced. In addition, the exercises you will perform will be less brutal than in the air. Concretely, water softens shocks And prevents trauma at the joints.
An effective sport
Who says gentle, does not mean ineffective! Aquabiking helps you lose weight, of build muscle And to refine your body. Aquabiking initially works the lower body. It allows you torefine your legs and strengthen your glutes. To improve your balance, your posture and protect your lower back, the abdominal belt is firmly supported.
Finally, aquabike sessions are accompanied by arm movements, which allows you to obtain results in the upper body. Thanks to the mobilization of each member you will feel more tonic And burn up to 500 calories per session.
Take care of your heart
The resistance of water is a major asset for your muscles and your heart. Pedaling in water is 12 times more effective than a traditional bike ride. The effort is more difficult for the muscles, which requires greater blood circulation. Blood flow increases and demands more work from your heart.
Furthermore, aquabiking sessions fluctuate between fast and slow movements. So you work and improve your cardio. To shorten it, the resistance of the water and the rhythm of the sequences will increase the endurance of your heart.
Internal benefits
This activity also has internal benefits, which have a direct impact on your health. Aquabiking offers you the possibility ofeliminate toxins, because cycling in water facilitates lymphatic and venous circulation. Your entire cardiovascular system is thanking you! Furthermore, aquabike, or aquabiking, fights against water retention and reduces the effect of heavy legs.
If you want to permanently make the effects of heavy legs disappear, it is a good idea to take a cool shower after sport, massaging your legs from the ankles to the hips.
Beneficial for your skin
Beyond the visible benefits, aquacycling has benefits that impact the quality of your skin. The combination of water and pedaling creates a draining action. During an aquabiking session, each movement offers a massage to your skin. With this draining hydromassage, say goodbye to cellulite and orange peel !
Free your mind
Well-being comes from a healthy mind, in a healthy body. To add the two together, aquabike sessions are your best ally. Motivation is an unstable fact, it comes and goes as one wishes. Channeling it is a daily struggle, which can be exhausting. Luckily, aquabiking is almost effortless.
Water exerts a pressure on the body that is 800 times greater than that of air. But we don't feel this pressure, because in water, the body weighs only a tenth of its weight. Aquacycling is quite simply the perfect balance between relaxation and energy expenditure.
A team spirit
To surpass yourself in each session and boost your sporting performance, the group effect and coaching are key points. At Aqua by, aquabike classes are collective, which creates a surpassing effect.
For the most competitive among you, friendly competition will lead you to surpass yourself. For others, a promise made to a group or to a coach, even informal, will engage your responsibility more than a resolution made with yourself. Efforts will seem easier to you.
The little extras of aquabiking
An inclusive sport
If you suffer from a joint or respiratory pathology, it is important to seek the advice of your doctor before signing up for an aquabike session.
However, THE contraindications are rare for this gentle sporting activity. After an operation or an accident, the benefits of aquabike allow for effective and gentle rehabilitation. Frail people can do aquabiking and enjoy its benefits without fear of an adverse effect on their health. If you are pregnant and have not reached the 3rd semester of your pregnancy, you are also welcome.
Whatever your goals, reduce cellulite, build muscle, burn as many calories as possible, etc., you are all welcome!
No more sweating
Taking up sport is good for your health, but you could do without the dripping sweat and the feeling of having to climb a mountain to reach your goal.
Did you dream of it? We did it !
Aquabiking is one of the sports that is practiced in a swimming pool. Throughout the session the temperature of the water helps stabilize that of the body. The energy is therefore redirected into the strength and precision of the movement, which explains the absence of sweating, even during great efforts.
Cope better with aches
If you are told that you will burn between 300 and 500 calories per class in just 45 minutes, you are imagining an intense, almost titanic effort. You already imagine yourself paralyzed all over because of the aches.
Know that working on your figure, perfecting your waistline, strengthening your abs, improving your blood circulation, firming and toning your thighs, all without aches, is possible with aquabike!
Thanks to the movements in the water, aquabiking tones the muscles without tiring them. Since they do not contract, soreness does not form.
Results, but in how long?
Two sessions of 45 minutes per week for a month, or only six hours, are enough to feel the benefits of aquabike.
Of course, a healthy diet in addition will only promote good results. You will quickly notice that your stomach will be less saggy and flatter. This is a sign that your abs have become firmer. Your legs will be slimmer, while appearing lighter, and your skin will appear more toned and smooth. Finally, at the end of this month of exercise, you will have better breathing and greater endurance.
That's good, at Aqua by we offer a dynamic 45-minute course accompanied by our professional and passionate coaches. With Aqua by, you will find all the benefits of aquabike, particularly with our variety of courses: aquapalming, auqa hiit, etc.
The studios are open all week from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on weekends from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call us or come see us directly, we will be happy to answer you!
Don't hesitate any longer and discover the benefits of aquabiking in one of our studios in Réaumur, Charonne, Bastille Or Boulogne ! All you need is your swimsuit.
