FUN WATER EXERCISES

When I was pregnant with my first child, I had the worst case of sciatica that had made me bedridden for the last 7 weeks of my pregnancy. He couldn’t move a muscle and the pain was excruciating. During this time, the doctors were unable to take an X-ray to see what had happened or give me pain medication. After the birth, I had an MRI scan to see exactly what was wrong.

It turned out that the pain I had was not just from the sciatica, but also from the fact that I had a completely bulging disc that made my vertebrae rub against each other. Doctors were in a hurry to operate on my back, where the chances of a successful operation are 50/50. This means that I will be able to walk or sit in a wheelchair again for the rest of my life.

I believe in the power of will and nature, so I decided to find a different solution to my back problem and if nothing worked, I would have had no choice but to have surgery. I turned to acupuncture and low-impact exercises that finally saved me from lying on the operating table.

the acupuncture completely dissolved the bulge disc in the body, therefore my pain slowly disappeared and the water exercises allowed me to strengthen the muscles of the lower back and eventually the whole body.

I started walking and swimming up and down the lane in a pool that didn’t thrill me, along with a few other exercises that demotivated me. I guess this is the reason why so many different water exercise methods have been developed.

So I moved to Water Yoga, which was perfect for me at the time and much more interesting. As I got a little stronger I switched to water aerobics, deep water exercises, etc. I enjoyed them all, but still felt like I was trying hard to make them, they didn’t completely catch me. I had to keep exercising, stopping was not an option if I wanted to do things with my first baby (needless to say, by then I was slowly improving and I already knew I would not have back surgery).

It was then that I discovered water biking with a water bike or water bike at the Des-Renford Pool in Maroubra, Sydney.

It was the best for me because, not only had I found something totally different, I had also found something that is VERY FUNNY. I couldn’t get enough and have become addicted to water bike classes. Shortly after starting the water bike lessons, I was able to roll on the ground with my 1 year old son for the first time. The Aqua bike had taken me to levels of fitness that I never thought was possible for me.

Is that how it works: You sit on a stationary bike in the pool (waist-deep water) and start pedaling according to the fitness instructor. After the warm-up, add the arm exercises that are also in the water. Some of the different varieties of exercises are very challenging, but a lot of fun. Strengthens all major and small supporting muscles; legs, buttocks, abs, arms and chest.

The case study shows that water exercises are gentle on the joints and muscles compared to exercises on land due to the properties of water. The “Aqua Bike” or “Water Bike” exercises are also known as excellent exercises for cardiovascular fitness. This doesn’t mean that land exercises are not good for you, it just means that water exercises are better for you, whether you are a fit person trying to stay healthy and fit or a weak muscle person trying get fit and improve strength

It has been 6 years since I started the “Aqua bike” classes and I certainly believe that low impact exercises are the safest way to exercise to lose weight, get fit and tone muscles; By saying that, you need to have fun and be motivated while exercising. Fortunately, in my opinion, I have found the most fun fitness program of all time (Earth or Water).

It turns out that the “Aqua bike” and “Aqua treadmill” classes are also great for hydrotherapy. It’s certainly more fun than walking up and down the pool lane.

Here are other aquatic fitness centers in Australia that have this wonderful program; I really think if he’s close to you, you should give this a try.

Enjoy!