Liquid Fitness

 

Exercising in water is fun!

Liquid Fitness Classes at Hutt City Pools

 

from 18 May	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Naenae Pool
Shallow Water		7.00pm
Nifties		9.30am	9.30am	9.30am
Huia pool
Deep water	7.00pm	6.15am	7.00pm	6.15am
Stokes Valley Pool
Nifties	10.15am			10.15am
Shallow Water	7.00pm

For more information on Liquid Fitness Classes please contact the Aquatic Programmer on tel: 567 5431. 

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Why Liquid Fitness?

Let’s face it – there are people who just don’t like to exercise. Common psychology dictates that if you dislike an exercise activity you will distract yourself with every excuse you can think of to avoid it. On the other hand, if you enjoy a fitness activity you will move heaven and earth to participate in that planned exercise session.  Exercising in water is FUN!!!! There is something about romping around in a pool that makes you feel young and vibrant. If you enjoy a fitness activity you will commit to an exercise plan. If you commit to planned exercise sessions over a period of time you will change your body, your mind and your life!!

Exercising in water is a good workout

Everyone wants to work hard, and feel good!    Water provides an excellent opportunity for allowing variations in the intensity of a workout. Unlike land based exercises, working out in a pool, you are surrounded by a source of resistance and each individual can decide how hard to push, pull and move that resistance during the workout. Water exercise allows people of ALL fitness levels and ages to work at a pace that is appropriate for their exercise goals. The more forceful you push the harder the workout. The secret must be getting out, because Liquid Fitness classes are bringing younger exercise enthusiasts into the pool along with more men.

Burn calories and lose weight

Whether you need to slim down or work hard at maintaining your weight, exercising in water is a safe and efficient method of burning calories.  The obesity epidemic is a serious problem and Liquid Ffitness is a serious solution. In general, a water workout expends more energy than a similar land-based workout because of the resistance of the water. The average person burns up to 450 calories during one hour of aerobic activity.

Reduced joint impact

Joint impact issues have sidelined many from the land based fitness activities they once enjoyed. Doctors are encouraging water based fitness as an excellent form of rehabilitation for good reason. The buoyant property of water unloads joints and allows for vigorous physical activity with minimal or zero joint impact. For example, if you are in water that is at chest level you will be bearing only about 25-35% of your body weight. If you simply flex at your hips and knees and lower into the water at shoulder level you will virtually eliminate impact during fitness activity. It gets better!!! Deep water training is vigorous with zero impact – 100% of the time!!

You’ll get more out of your core

Core training is all the rage now. In prehistoric times we simply referred to it as an abdominal workout. Fitness equipment manufacturers keep supplying the market with expensive core training devices and consumers can’t get enough. Save yourself some money and get in the water! If you seriously want more out of your core take part in any Liquid Fitness class.  Postural muscles are used continuously against the waters’ resistance and turbulence therefore you get a 45 min abdominal workout!

You get more in one workout

What happened to leisure activities and spare time? Most people would agree that there simply aren’t enough hours in the day. Finding time to exercise is the biggest hindrance to people who want to get in shape. Liquid Fitness provides the perfect blend of cardio and muscle conditioning for people who are pressed for time. Exercising in the pool is like exercising in a liquid gym. Submerged in water you spend the entire exercise session working muscles in pairs without experiencing muscle soreness after your workout. On land, an arm curl would only work the biceps, in water the same arm curl works both the biceps and the triceps thanks to submerged resistance. Furthermore, increased muscle demand creates increased oxygen consumption.  Aqua based  exercises is an excellent choice for improving both cardiovascular health and muscle tone,  it has the potential to improve body composition by lowering the percentage of body fat and increasing lean body mass (more lean muscle).

Provides excellent cross training

If you always do what you always did you will always get what you always got!!! Eventually your body will plateau on an exercise programme if you do not introduce variations, or worse you could make yourself vulnerable to overuse injuries. Water offers the perfect solution to cross training. Do you like to cardio work, eg, jogging? Do you like to resistance work, eg, weights? Do you like the social aspect of training? Try a Liquid Fitness class today and reap the benefits. Your body will thank you for introducing Liquid Fitness into your exercise routine and that frustrating plateau will surely wash away!!

Sleep better

One of the first things a new Liquid Fitness participant notices is the incredible night of sleep that awaits them after a vigorous training session in water. Exercise in general has been proven to improve sleep patterns. However, aquatic exercise does even better due to the specific properties of the aquatic environment and their impact on the systems of the human body. Improved blood flow, changes in body temperature and enhanced muscle conditioning all contribute to an absolutely delightful slumber under the sheets!

Get wet and get fit!

Countless people worldwide have transformed their bodies thanks to water exercise. Even the most    un-athletic people suddenly discover their inner athlete unleashed in the pool as they learn how to work the water with power and force. People who have never exercised a day in their life suddenly get hooked with the fitness bug after just a few Liquid Fitness classes. Water truly is the essence of life!!!

 

 

evening) a group participated in the Shallow Water class at Naenae pool along side regular clients. For some this was their first time near water in many years, but the experience was so fun for them, we are sure they will return.

The next morning at Stokes Valley Pool a group from the Upper Hutt region also experienced for their first time the benefits of Liquid Fitness. Leisure Active is proud to be involved in the healthy lifestyle programmes offered by Green Prescription, it is an opportunity to further encourage the benefits of Liquid Fitness, of which there are many!

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