The best water-based strength training exercises
Looking after your figure with a gentle sport, this is possible thanks to aquagym and aquabike.
If you are looking for pool exercises to work your muscles Gently, discover the tips from the Aqua by team: simple, but effective movements for top-notch muscle building!
Getting stronger gently with aquagym
If aquagym is such a popular sport, it's not just because it's gentle on the joints. It is above all an ideal physical activity for to build muscle. However, you still need to know which movements to repeat during your aquagym session.
Here are some particularly effective exercises that promote muscle building:
- For Tone your arms, there's nothing more effective than the scissor exercise. In the swimming pool, in a standing position with feet together and shoulders submerged, extend your arms in front of you. Perform the scissor movement for 1 minute. Recover for 30 seconds and then repeat.
- You'd rather Strengthen your thighs Sit down on the edge of the swimming pool, preferably in a shallow part. With your hands on the edge and your back straight, lift one leg. Lower your leg, then lift the other. Repeat this for a few minutes.
Although aqua aerobics exercises are very effective for building muscle, aquabike allows for even more impressive results. Indeed, this sport, which consists of pedalling in water, is very intense. In other words, aquabike is ideal for muscle strengthening of all the body parts.
Let's take an example. Do your buttocks seem too flat and flabby to you? To regain of the buttocks tonic, some exercises are particularly formidable:
Sit on the saddle of the bicycle submerged in water:
- Secure a resistance band (provided by Aqua by) between the handlebars and the bottom of the bike.
- Do small openings by engaging your abs.
And what about aquatraining?
Even more complete, the aquatic training, also called aquatraining, is an ideal sport for toning all areas of the body. If you're wondering what this physical activity involves, it's very simple: it's a condensed version of several water sports such as aquagym, aquabike, aquajump, or aquarunning.
Interested in some Water exercises How about signing up for your very first aquabike session? We're waiting for you at Aqua by!
