How water aerobics can be a great form of exercise when recovering from injury
If you are recently recovering from an injury your doctor may have talked to you about water aerobics. The reason for this is that water aerobics is a great form of exercise to help people recover from an injury. But if you are going to use water aerobics to help yourself recover from an injury you need to be aware of the fact that the different water levels will play a role in how much of your weight is actually supported. Shallow water aerobics is not as good for injuries as chest or shoulder level water because less of the body is covered by water so your bones and joints will take more of the impact. In order to reduce the amount of impact on your bones and joints your body should be at least 75% covered with water.
Here are some reasons why water aerobics is a great form of exercise when recovering from an injury.
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Reason one:
One of the best reasons that water aerobics is a great form of exercise for people who are recovering from an injury is that water aerobics can be conformed to fit any individual needs, abilities, and/or restrictions. What this means is that when you are recovering from an injury you will need to tell your water aerobics instructor what kind of injury you are recovering from and what kind of restrictions your doctor has placed on you so that they can customize your water aerobics workout routine so that you can benefit from the exercise without straining your injury. When it comes to adjusting the workout routine the instructor or yourself can adjust the size and speed of your movements so that you can change the level of exertion so that it best meets your current needs.
Reason two:
Another reason that water aerobics is a great form of exercise when recovering from an injury is because water aerobics allows every joint and muscle to be used at the same time, which means there is not a lot of stress put on certain joints and muscles like with land aerobics. The reason for this is that water keeps the body buoyant, which means that water is supporting the body so you are not placing stress on the joints and muscles. And because the water is supporting your weight it makes it a great form of exercise for people who have suffered orthopedic injuries.
Reason three:
Water aerobics is also a great form of exercise for people who are recovering from an injury because it is a safe way to increase your flexibility and strengthen your muscles. When you are doing water aerobics, including swimming laps, you are facing more resistance in the water than you would on the land. In fact water is about 14 times more resistance than air. But because you are facing this resistance you have to use your muscles more than you would have to on land which helps to build up the strength in them. And because of the warming up and cooling down stretches you are increasing your flexibility.
Reason four:
Water aerobics has always been a popular form of exercise for people who are suffering or recovering from an injury because water aerobics help to strengthen the body while the person is surrounded by the soothing element of water. Basically how water aerobics helps a person to recover from an injury is that the body is reintroduced to movement by repeating slow and deliberate exercises. These exercises are used to mobilize stiffened joints and tone muscles that have not been used much, if at all, due to injury.
