Water-based activities offer a perfect balance between the physical and the mental and can be enjoyed by everybody, regardless of their physical condition or age.<\/p>\n
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Physical benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n Because water reduces the effects of gravity, your knees, ankles, hips and back can move freely and don’t suffer the impact on the joints of land-based activities, as they don’t have to support your entire bodyweight<\/strong>. This makes it ideal for people with injuries or in search of an effective form of exercise without damaging their joints, while strengthening the muscles that surround them and providing them with more stability.<\/p>\n Water activates the cardiovascular system, both in gentle activities (like aquagym) and more intense workouts (like poolbike). The feeling of fatigue is much less, so the perceived effort is lower<\/strong>. This allows for longer or more frequent sessions, which in the long term significantly improves endurance and cardiovascular health.<\/p>\n Water has the unique property of offering natural resistance<\/strong> in all directions. So, when you move in it, you work your muscles without using weights or machines, strengthening legs, arms and core, which improves posture and balance.<\/p>\n It’s a very effective calorie-burning sport because, without realising it, you’re working more intensely than in land-based activities without feeling the same level of exhaustion as running or in a high-intensity class at the gym. This makes it an ideal tool for weight loss or weight control<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Mental benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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