Are you wondering what aqua yoga is? It's simply yoga practiced in a swimming pool!
With aqua-yoga you achieve different postures without traumatizing your joints thanks to the benefits of water.
This discipline, also called aquatic yoga, is ideal for relaxing and gently doing your body good.
Aqua yoga, what exactly is it?
Immersed in water that reaches up to your shoulders, with aqua-yoga you follow a series of postures while concentrating on your breathing.
The goal is to help you relax, loosen your muscles and gain flexibility.
The positions, from different types of yoga, are mixed with meditation exercises.
In the water or out of the water, what changes?
With aqua yoga, also called aquatic yoga, what changes is:
- Of the easier postures to achieve and more fluid.
- Less risk from you hurt.
- No shock on your joints.
With water, movements are simpler, but still requires being well grounded.
But when the water of the swimming pool is in movement, the postures become a little more complicated. That work SO more your sheathing and the muscles in your legs in order to stay stable.
By being immersed in water you can also go further in the movements, because :
- There water pressure help to relax your muscles.
- The fact of float reduces weight of your body.
How does an aqua-yoga session work?
A hard lesson about 1 hour, during which a coach shows you different positions to do while focusing on your breathing.
The sessions are not always the same, you may have to mix aqua-yoga out of water, in water And underwater freediving. Some courses also include muscle strengthening slowly.
Warm-up, sequence of postures and relaxation
Anyway you start always by warm up with ample movements.
Then you realize different positions that you hold for several breaths. You will have understood, you can do them out of the water, in the water, or underwater with apnea.
Once the sequences of positions are finished, you end the session with some breathing exercises to let go.
Aqua-yoga, what are the benefits?
Aqua-yoga is a gentle sporting activity that allows you to:
- Enjoy a moment of well-being and of relaxation.
- Develop your flexibility.
- To strenghten THE sheathing of your abdominal strap.
- To release your muscles.
- Improve your balance and your concentration.
- Eliminate toxins present in your body.
- Better master your breathing.
- Reduce sleep problems and therefore sleep better.
- To work THE deep muscles.
- Release tension And fight against stress.
- To favor there blood circulation.
Aqua yoga is full of benefits and advantages, but as with all sports, you must be regular to benefit from it !
With 2 to 3 aqua-yoga sessions per week, you will be able to feel the virtues of this activity quickly.
Who is aqua yoga for?
Aqua yoga is a sport accessible to everyone, whatever your age you can practice it!
He is suitable for pregnant women. There is even prenatal yoga in water which helps prepare the body for childbirth.
Aqua-yoga is also accessible for those who:
- Suffer from rheumatism and osteoarthritis.
- Have back pain.
- Have just had an operation.
- Coming off a period of injury.
Aqua yoga is also a good additional activity practicing another sport.
Do you need to have done yoga before?
Absolutely not ! Certainly, if you have already done yoga before you will find it easier, but you do not need to know how to do it.
The coaches are there to help you and adapt the positions depending on each person. It's even a very good way to start to then launch into yoga.
Are there any contraindications?
Aqua yoga should be avoided if you have:
- Of the infections skin.
- A allergy with chlorine.
- Of the breathing problems Or cardiac.
- Of high blood pressure.
- A phobia of the water.
And if you have any doubts, don't hesitate to seek the advice of your doctor before you take the plunge!
Aqua yoga in summary
Performing yoga postures in water helps you gain flexibility and makes movements easier.
Aqua-yoga is an ideal practice for loosen, release the pressure and enjoy a moment of well-being while doing sports.
The different postures also allow work the deep muscles for a body good health !
Do you like water sports?
Then you will be happy, because there are a multitude of them : aquaboxing, aquapilates, aquafitness, etc.
They are not all known, so to discover them, take a look at our article on the different activities to practice in the swimming pool !
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