CHAPALA - Water resistance exercises are easy to learn and virtually injury-free.
Pumping water in the pool with Linda Rose Richardson and a pair of floaties is excellent exercise for folks with weight issues, osteoporosis, arthritis and all sorts of joint maladies. The workout uses the water’s natural resistance to achieve many of the benefits of traditional strength training, including body fat loss and greater muscular endurance.
Water provides 12 times the resistance of air in every direction and allows you to determine the intensity of your workout by the size and speed of your movements. Exercising in water requires that you work both sides of each muscle pair equally. Every time you push against the water’s resistance, you have to pull back in the opposite direction, which balances the strength of the opposing muscle groups.
Participants in Richardson’s fitness classes are always amazed at how challenging the workout is, but yet, how good it feels.
Classes are held three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 12:50 p.m. to 2 p.m. at La Puerta Violeta, located just west of the balnerarios in San Juan Cosala. Just turn toward the balnearios and when you get to the end, turn right and look for the purple door.
For more information, contact Linda Rose Richardson at lindarose51@hotmail.com or (387) 763-1594.
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