Make the Pool Your Gym: No-Impact Water Workouts for Getting Fit, Building Strength and Rehabbing from Injury

Karl Knopf‏

فروری 2012 · Simon and Schuster

اس ای بک کے بارے میں

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:

• 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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Dr. Karl Knopf is the coordinator for the fitness therapist program at Foothill College of California.