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Evan BennettShauna Brown
Rashawn Beatty Darius Bogertey
Garret Braun
What is Water Aerobics? As the name implies, this is aerobics that are
conducted in water.
These movements require the delivery of oxygen to various muscles of the body, especially the primary muscles used during the exercises.
History It was originated in 1968 by Dr.
Kenneth Cooper, also known as the “Father of Aerobics.”
Dr. Cooper came up with the term by pluralizing the word "aerobic'' (meaning to exist in air or oxygen).
Once aerobics caught on, he researched aerobics further and developed water aerobics.
Benefits of Water Aerobics Low Impact on Joints
Great for those with balance issues
Decreased muscle soreness
Improves muscular endurance
Improves core strength and endurance
Keeps body cool during exercise
Burns enormous amount of calories
Improves flexibility
Fun and enjoyable
Modifications
ImprovementsWater aerobics help strengthen:
Upper body
Lower body
Cardiovascular system
Respiratory system
As well as:
Reduce body fat
Tone and build lean muscle
Cost The cost may vary for a
pool or lake, it depends.
An above ground swimming pool can come up to the cost of $1500 to $5000.
In ground can come up to a total of $10,000 to $22,000.
Swimming in a lake is normally free of charge.
EquipmentEssential equipment
Pool
Lake
Optional Equipment
Pull Floats
Fins
Paddles
Kickboards
Flotation belts
Water Dumbbells
Water noodles
Equipment con’tDescription of the
Optional equipment
Flotation belts- Helps with balance during exercise
Water dumbbells- Can be used for resistance training in the water with a lower chance of injury.
Equipment cont Water noodles- allows
one to float while using arms and legs during exercise
**Really helpful for those who can not swim
Ankle/ Wrist weights-Used for resistance.
Lesson Plan 30 to 4o min. exercise
Warm Up- 10 mins
- Knee lifts -30 secs.
- Walk/ Run back & forth in pool - 5 mins
- Alternate arm lifts - 30 secs
- Modified jumping jacks - 1 min.
Lesson plan cont Actual Workout
1) Water dumbbells, push down to hip - 3 sets of 10
2) Water dumbbells, by the side of body, then bring up parallel to shoulders - 2 sets of 10
3) Underwater, rotate arms making small circles - 30 secs.
4) With noodle, high knees/jogging in place while pushing out noodle - 3 sets of30 secs
5) Front kicks - 3 sets of 10
Lesson Plan cont Actual workout cont
6) Up against rail for support, kick back- 3 sets of 10
7) With noodle, place under leg & curl (hamstring curls) - 2 sets of 10 both legs.
8) Modified jumping jack - 3 sets of 20 secs
9) With or without water dumbbells, punch out in water - 30 secs each arm
10) Jog in place - 1 min.
Lesson Plan cont Cool down
Walk around pool 1 time
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Dryden, J. (2010, December 03). Livestrong.comThe history of aerobics. Retrieved from http://www.livestrong.com/article/324355-the-history-of-aerobics/
Livestrong.com http://www.livestrong.com/article/104715-water-aerobics-exercises-seniors/
Satalkar, B. (2010, July 15). Buzzle.comIntelligent life on the web: water aerobics. Retrieved from http://www.buzzle.com/articles/water-aerobics.html