Make the Pool Your Gym: No-Impact Water Workouts for Getting Fit, Building Strength and Rehabbing from Injury
Feb 2012 · Simon and Schuster
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About this eBook
Step into the non-impact, total-body benefits of water exercise with workouts for general fitness, sports conditioning, cross-training, and more.
Once used primarily for rehabilitation, water exercise has been proven to build strength, improve cardiovascular fitness and burn calories—all without the strain and trauma of land-based activities. This flexible training tool can help you:
With step-by-step instructions and clear photos, Make the Pool Your Gym shows how to create the effective and efficient workout best suited to your needs. Whether you’re a non-swimmer, an elite athlete or someone with a chronic condition, you can make a splash in your fitness level without even getting your hair wet.
Once used primarily for rehabilitation, water exercise has been proven to build strength, improve cardiovascular fitness and burn calories—all without the strain and trauma of land-based activities. This flexible training tool can help you:
- Improve muscular strength
- Increase flexibility
- Enhance cardiovascular fitness
- Alleviate pain
- Rehabilitate injuries
With step-by-step instructions and clear photos, Make the Pool Your Gym shows how to create the effective and efficient workout best suited to your needs. Whether you’re a non-swimmer, an elite athlete or someone with a chronic condition, you can make a splash in your fitness level without even getting your hair wet.
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Katie Schafers
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18 September 2017
Recently became a Personal Trainer, and hoping to specialize in rehabilitation through water exercise, I found this book. It was very easy to read and straight to the point, with all the information I was hoping for.
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Anil Das
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4 June 2020
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Dr. Karl Knopf is the coordinator for the fitness therapist program at Foothill College of California.
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