Summer Water Exercise for Health & Fitness from Multi-Specialty HealthCare

At Multi-Specialty HealthCare (MSHC), aquatic therapy is used to treat many medical issues with the goal to get the injured worker or patient back to his or her normal routine as quickly and safely as possible. Aquatic therapy is an effortless way for people to work out, with less pain, in a smoother, less jarring environment. The program is ideal for post-surgical rehabilitation, acute, or chronic injuries as well as obese patients. Therapy in Multi-Specialty HealthCare’s heated pool enhances the following therapeutic benefits:

• increases mobility, strength, & conditioning,
• aids in decreasing muscle tightness and reducing joint swelling,
• improves coordination, balance and posture alignment.

Water therapy is usually an easier way to begin an exercise program than doing work outs on land. That’s because of the buoyancy and lack of jarring to bones and joints when doing exercise in water. While MSHC features an aquatic program in which you are guided by experts, you can also give water workouts a try on your own, especially in this summer season when pools are much more available for your use. Below are a few tips and exercises you can try on your own to get a feel for the possibilities of water work outs:

After all work outs, cool down using a similar approach as the warm up. As we know at MSHC due to the popularity of our Aquatic Therapy program, aquatic therapy is a fast-growing segment of the American medical and fitness market. According to aquaticnet.com, the aquatic therapy resources network, there are over 14,000 individuals, facilities and organizations listed in the Aquatic Resources Network database. Each individual listing has some strong tie to the aquatic therapy industry.

• Always warm up 5-10 minutes by doing your activity in a modified version
• Try starting with water walking, taking long steps or marching. Stand in waist high water and use your arms in a swinging motion for resistance
• Holding the sides of pool for balance, do sets of leg lifts. Keeping your knee straight, lift one leg at a time in front, and then to the sides.
• If you are feeling ambitious or have a higher level of fitness, try land exercises but in the water, such as:
  • Try some jumping jacks.
  • Tread water in the deep end.
  • Do deep water running, aided by a floatation belt or vest.

After all work outs, cool down using a similar approach as the warm up.

As we know at MSHC due to the popularity of our Aquatic Therapy program, aquatic therapy is a fast-growing segment of the American medical and fitness market. According to aquaticnet.com, the aquatic therapy resources network, there are over 14,000 individuals, facilities and organizations listed in the Aquatic Resources Network database. Each individual listing has some strong tie to the aquatic therapy industry.