Author – Len Kravitz, Ph.D and J.J. Mayo, Ph.D. From this review of literature on the cardiovascular and energy expenditure responses to aquatic exercise, the following is a summary of findings:Adding arms to leg exercise in chest deep water significantly increases the energy cost of the workout. This may equal or exceed matched exercise performed […]
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The Benefits of Aquatic Training for Your Clients
Author – Annette Chatterton. Water is a safe, cool and comfortable medium to exercise in, says Annette Chatterton, Australian Institute of Fitness South Australia/Northern Territory. Find out the other benefits for your clients! Rehabilitation Hydrotherapy has been promoted by the medical profession for years, and it is often recommended for rehabilitation, especially knee, hip, lower […]
Aqua Skills: Variety is the spice of class programming!
Author – Dominic Gili – ePublication of Australian Fitness Network – Resources Library. KEY POINTS • We all have our preferred teaching methods and class types, but to keep things fresh for participants and ourselves we should make a habit of embracing different training methods and class formats• Programming variables include music, exercise combinations that work […]
THE EFFECTS OF MUSIC ON EXERCISE
Author – Len Kravitz, PhD From the introduction of aerobic dance in the early 70’s, it has generally been regarded that the music accompaniment to exercise provides an important beneficial effect to the exercise experience. Many health and fitness instructors regard the addition of music to exercise similarly to an ergogenic aid, with the removal […]
REVIEW OF THE CLINICAL EVIDENCE FOR EXERCISE IN OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE HIP AND KNEE
Authors – Kim L. Bennell, Rana S. Hinman Summary – Exercise is a key component of the management of osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms and has been shown to be beneficial for individuals with OA disease of all severities. Exercise practitioners play an important role in prescribing appropriate exercise for patients taking into account individual symptoms, problems and […]
EXERCISE TRAINING INCREASES SIZE OF HIPPOCAMPUS AND IMPROVES MEMORY
Author – Kirk I Erickson, et al ABSTRACT The hippocampus shrinks in late adulthood, leading to impaired memory and increased risk for dementia. Hippocampal and medial temporal lobe volumes are larger in higher-fit adults, and physical activity training increases hippocampal perfusion, but the extent to which aerobic exercise training can modify hippocampal volume in late […]
WATER BASED TRAINING IMPROVES STEPPING FUNCTION ON LAND
Authors – Itshak Melzer, Ori Elbar, Irit Tsedek and Lars IE Oddsson Summary – This study is the first to use water-based training that includes perturbation exercises and water turbulence in a group setting as an intervention to reverse age-related impairments in the ability to step quickly and recover from loss of balance. It differs […]
LEISURE ACTIVITIES AND THE RISK OF DEMENTIA IN THE ELDERLY
Authors – Dr. Verghese at the Einstein Aging Study The incidence of dementia increases with increasing age.1,2 Although the prevention of dementia has emerged as a major public health priority, there is a paucity of potential preventive strategies.3-5 Identifying protective factors is essential to the formulation of effective interventions for dementia. Cross-sectional studies report associations between dementia […]
THE POOL AS THE NEW GYM
Author – Roy M Wallack – ePublication of Australian Fitness Network – Resources Library. Water workouts have gone high-performance: more resistance with less risk. SAY “water workouts” and this is the image that usually comes to mind: members of an aquarobics class, all of them 70-plus, performing mild pec flies, bicep curls and other dumbbell-type movements […]
MEN AT OMAHA GYM FIND BENEFITS OF WATER AEROBICS AREN’T JUST FOR WOMEN
Author – Katy Glover. The air in the aquatic center at Prairie Life Fitness is hot and thick. The pool is a more comfortable 83 degrees. But the men exercising in the pool are not comfortable. The water hides their sweat. These men are bucking a trend. Women are six times more likely than men […]