Physical exercises in the water are becoming more and more popular. Many SPA resorts offer whole therapeutic complexes of exercises in the pool, because therapeutic exercises in the water have a number of advantages: warm water (28-32 ° C) makes the ligaments and muscles more elastic, reduces the burden on the spine and joints, has a massaging effect and gives the movements of inertia and soft load.
Of course, if you need a strictly therapeutic effect, then you should practice gymnastics only with an instructor in swimming pools and special centers. So, for example, in case of osteochondrosis, even during exercises in water, exercises for twisting are excluded, and in scoliosis, exercises in the pool are generally appointed individually, taking into account the degree and type of deformation of the spine. Do not disregard the advice of experts!
We will consider several exercises in the pool for the back, shoulder girdle, abdomen and thighs of the general strengthening effect for independent studies.
Exercises in the water for the spine and shoulder girdle
Exercises in the pool are basically performed in a standing position, at a depth at the chest level, slowly, at a relaxed pace. You can do them as a warm-up before swimming or before the main occupation. At first it is recommended to repeat each exercise in water 5 times, in the future you can increase the number to 10-15.
Bend your arms, connecting them under the chest. Lean alternately left and right. Twist in different directions. Put your hands in the lock behind your back. Lift them up.
Raise your arms to the sides, bending them in the elbows horizontally and lifting the brush. Take your hands in the water, brush each other. Perform arbitrary swings and circular movements with your hands under the water in
Exercises in the water for the press and buttocks
Exercises in the water for the abdomen and thighs are much easier to perform with a support in the form of the side of the pool. Now as support it is also fashionable to use noodles or special belts. Noodle is a flexible polyethylene foam stick that will easily hold the weight of your body and allow you to perform, for example, such a simple exercise for the press as a "bicycle" in the water right in the middle of the pool. As a support, stairs and walls of the pool are still used.
Perform swings and circular movements with your feet forward, backward and sideways. "Bike", "scissors", lifting the legs to the chest - these and other simple exercises with regular exercise will help you get a thin waist, flat stomach and elastic buttocks.