DesertRose
Member
I was curious how you fit your aqua classes into your rotation?
Lynn
Lynn
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Aquajock
Cathlete
Hi, Lynn! I'm sorry it took me so long to respond; I'm "computer-free" on the weekends so only now do I have I-net access.
I usually maintain a 4-5 workout-session-per-week schedule, and I consider my aqua classes, which I teach on Wed. nights and Saturday mornings, as part of that schedule because I'm doing the workout that I'm leading for others. The other workouts obviously consist of land stuff at home: Cathe cardio, do-it-myself leg and upper body free-weight lifting, and either do-it-myself ab work or Cathe abs. I usually do at least one circuit-style (leg-circuits only) cardio workout per week, at least one hi-intensity hi/lo OR step interval workout per week, and then the third land session is usually more of a whatever-I-feel-like situation.
I really like how my aqua classes / workouts are spaced out, because I can get in some good upper-end cardio and muscle endurance work and not overly tax my weight-bearing joints while doing so. And I really like the cross-training I get between land and aqua, land providing gravitational resistance but no around-the-body resistance vs. aqua providing buoyancy support (and resistance if you know how to execute your moves) AND massive resistance around the body.
Hope this answers your question. I don't follow formal rotations like many here in Cathe Land, but I do enjoy how my schedule works out (pardon the pun }( ) for me.
A-jock
I usually maintain a 4-5 workout-session-per-week schedule, and I consider my aqua classes, which I teach on Wed. nights and Saturday mornings, as part of that schedule because I'm doing the workout that I'm leading for others. The other workouts obviously consist of land stuff at home: Cathe cardio, do-it-myself leg and upper body free-weight lifting, and either do-it-myself ab work or Cathe abs. I usually do at least one circuit-style (leg-circuits only) cardio workout per week, at least one hi-intensity hi/lo OR step interval workout per week, and then the third land session is usually more of a whatever-I-feel-like situation.
I really like how my aqua classes / workouts are spaced out, because I can get in some good upper-end cardio and muscle endurance work and not overly tax my weight-bearing joints while doing so. And I really like the cross-training I get between land and aqua, land providing gravitational resistance but no around-the-body resistance vs. aqua providing buoyancy support (and resistance if you know how to execute your moves) AND massive resistance around the body.
Hope this answers your question. I don't follow formal rotations like many here in Cathe Land, but I do enjoy how my schedule works out (pardon the pun }( ) for me.
A-jock
DesertRose
Member
Thanks for the info.
I am considering taking a water aerobics course at our local community college which meets 2 times per week. I live in Arizona and it will be hot until October so a pool workout seems like heaven right now. I am a bit hesitant because the one thing I remember most from previous water exercise classes is that I never felt as though I was working out. I always thought that I should go jump on the treadmill for twenty minutes or so afterwards. Or am I missing the point of water exercise? Maybe I am getting a good workout without all the pain and sweat.
Another thought...Cathe usually wears me out so maybe a light water workout might be just the breather I need between cathe weight workouts.
Any words of advice? Thanks again Annette.
Roasting in AZ....
Lynn
I am considering taking a water aerobics course at our local community college which meets 2 times per week. I live in Arizona and it will be hot until October so a pool workout seems like heaven right now. I am a bit hesitant because the one thing I remember most from previous water exercise classes is that I never felt as though I was working out. I always thought that I should go jump on the treadmill for twenty minutes or so afterwards. Or am I missing the point of water exercise? Maybe I am getting a good workout without all the pain and sweat.
Another thought...Cathe usually wears me out so maybe a light water workout might be just the breather I need between cathe weight workouts.
Any words of advice? Thanks again Annette.
Roasting in AZ....
Lynn
Aquajock
Cathlete
Hi again, Lynn!
This is going to sound snide as all get-out, but aqua aerobics is not exactly a hotbed of high-intensity instructors. I've seen that even if the instructor is in good physical condition, the class that the instructor leads is very low-intensity and IMHO not very effective for cardiovascular or muscle conditioning unless it's for a very beginning participant for whom any training stimulus is new.
If you don't feel like you're getting a good workout in the water, it's usually because you're . . . well, not getting a good workout. I tend to go on the high end, with a lot of faster-paced running drills, long-lever kicking drills to the front and back, power jumps with the legs in various positions, and upper body stuff while keeping the legs busy in a jack or ski move. And I like to do a lot of deep-water stuff with styrofoam hand buoys as floats.
My suggestion is: give the classes you're considering a couple of tries, and if it doesn't get you where you want, just switch over to a swimming protocol, alternating total-body swimming strokes like crawl and breaststroke with kickboard flutter-kick, dolphin-kick and frog (or "whip") kick drills so that the legs are recruited more. Also consider investing in an Aqua Jogger float belt, and do aqua-jogging running drills in the deep end.
Lemme know how things work out. You have my sympathies in that kiln known as Arizona. Stay cool!
A-jock.
This is going to sound snide as all get-out, but aqua aerobics is not exactly a hotbed of high-intensity instructors. I've seen that even if the instructor is in good physical condition, the class that the instructor leads is very low-intensity and IMHO not very effective for cardiovascular or muscle conditioning unless it's for a very beginning participant for whom any training stimulus is new.
If you don't feel like you're getting a good workout in the water, it's usually because you're . . . well, not getting a good workout. I tend to go on the high end, with a lot of faster-paced running drills, long-lever kicking drills to the front and back, power jumps with the legs in various positions, and upper body stuff while keeping the legs busy in a jack or ski move. And I like to do a lot of deep-water stuff with styrofoam hand buoys as floats.
My suggestion is: give the classes you're considering a couple of tries, and if it doesn't get you where you want, just switch over to a swimming protocol, alternating total-body swimming strokes like crawl and breaststroke with kickboard flutter-kick, dolphin-kick and frog (or "whip") kick drills so that the legs are recruited more. Also consider investing in an Aqua Jogger float belt, and do aqua-jogging running drills in the deep end.
Lemme know how things work out. You have my sympathies in that kiln known as Arizona. Stay cool!
A-jock.