How to Do Aqua Aerobics

Aqua aerobics is an ideal workout for people of all ages. Aqua aerobics, also known as water aerobics, exercises all joints and muscles in the body at the same time. It's an aerobic exercise that doubles as resistance exercise. The buoyancy of the water causes less stress on joints which drastically minimizes injuries. Aqua aerobics classes are offered at many indoor pools. It's also possible to do it on your own, without a class.

Things You'll Need

  • Bathing suit or swim trunks
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Instructions

    • 1

      Warm-up in the indoor pool. Take five minutes to walk around in the water and stretch out your muscles. Even just bouncing up and down in the water counts as a warm-up. This gets your body ready for aerobic exercise.

    • 2

      Perform jumping jacks. Try and complete three sets of 10 jumping jacks. If that is too difficult, limit the amount of jumping jacks you do but maintain the three-set standard. Do not rest between the sets.

    • 3

      Lift and kick your legs. Start by performing knee lifts for two to three minutes. Move on to kicking the legs out to the front and then out to the side. Do this for up to five minutes. Incorporate more kickboxing moves if you like.

    • 4

      Walk and jog up and down the pool. Either one is effective. Just as outside of the water, jogging is more difficult. If you are just starting out, stick to walking until you build up the stamina to jog. Do this for as long as you can or desire.

    • 5

      Complete a five-minute cool down. This is necessary to slowly bring down your heart rate that is elevated due to the aqua aerobics. Slowly walking in the water is one way to cool down. Stretch out your muscles.

    • 6

      Most pools are chlorinated, so it's essential to shower after exercising and to use a moisturizing lotion. Bring a special shampoo to rinse out the chemicals from your hair when you wash it after the class.