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Category Archives: Water Exercise & Aerobics
How I Became a Swim Instructor — When I Couldn’t Even Swim That Well!
Here is an excerpt from my upcoming swim eBook about overcoming water fears with children. I want to make sure parents understand even seasoned instructors like myself have had their tough moments in the pool. This story is about how … Continue reading
Breaking Myths About Water Workouts
It’s usually a big deal for someone who is not used to water workouts to attend to a water aerobic class. For some reason (and yes, many of them are valid), it takes a lot of effort to get the … Continue reading
Water Goal for 2011: How to Get Yourself (or Someone Else) into the Pool
I don’t like resolutions. But I do follow goals. If you’re anything like me, you feel there is a lot you should be doing every day, week, month and year. After much practice on chasing goals — more accurately too … Continue reading
How to Meet ACSM’s Physical Activity Guidelines in the Pool
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and American Heart Association (AHA) came up with recommended exercise guidelines in 2007 along with tips for meeting these cardio and strength-training physical activities. They break it down by age. For children and … Continue reading
More on Exercise Procrastination: Remember Your Main Purpose and the Rest is Just Noise
When it comes to water workouts, I’ve lately been writing about exercise procrastination or other forms of challenging conflicts that can hold you back from achieving your health and fitness goals. On a personal note, various conflicts have taken over … Continue reading
5 Ways to Squash Exercise Procrastination
One of my favorite financial websites, The Simple Dollar, had a great post just the other day regarding a review of a get-it-done book titled “9 Steps to Work Less and Do More.” One of my founding mantras or goals … Continue reading
Squidkid Swimming Basic Series: Water Exercise & Aerobics
This entry is part of a Squidkid series on swimming basics. The information below about water aerobics and water exercise is applicable to any ability, age, pool and state: Have basic water safety skills. Be able to swim out of … Continue reading
Good Food or Good Exercise: What Really Burns the Weight Off?
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooryi recently said in this CNNMoney.com article that “if all consumers exercised … obesity wouldn’t exist.” I find that to be an incredibly naive statement. But if your paycheck came from selling the rhetorical Kool-Aid, you’d probably … Continue reading
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12 Excuses to Hold a Potential Water Aerobics Fanatic Back
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Creating a Water Aerobics Workout, Part 3: Your First Routine
We discussed important water aerobics vocabulary. Then we talked about the actual movements you can perform in the water. Once you have both familiarized yourself with the terminology and practiced the movements in the water, you are ready to perform (and … Continue reading
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