You may choose to soak in a hot bath rather than pound the pavement, or sweat in an odorous gym, knowing that exercise is essential. You can choose to indulge in spa therapy for a variety of reasons. Do you want to improve your health or reduce stress? Or tone up your body? You can enjoy the benefits of exercising in a hot tub while improving your health.
The buoyancy of the water makes a hot tub an ideal place for low-impact, gentle exercise. Hot water increases the flexibility of your muscles and improves your range-of-motion.
Try these seven hot tub exercise to improve circulation, tone your muscles, recover from injuries and lose weight.
1. Stretch Your Muscles
Hot tubs are great for unwinding tight muscles because they provide both warmth and therapeutic jets. Try some gentle stretches before you start your hot tub exercise routine to prepare your muscles for action. Lean forward and place one leg on the tub seat at a given time. This will stretch your hamstrings. Pull your heel towards your glutes and stretch your quads. To loosen your arms, shrug your shoulders while alternately grasping each elbow.
2. Cardio Warm Up
Just by immersing yourself into the warm water, your heart rate will increase. You can increase your heart rate by walking slowly around the hot tub or in its perimeter. Slowly increase the speed, and aim for an underwater run. Alternate between underwater jogging and treading water during 30 second sprints. Add 50 sets of jumping jacks to the mix for some extra fun.
3. Upper Body Weight Training
Hold this modified “plank” for 30 seconds or raise and lower your taut body to perform underwater pushups. Water’s buoyancy will help you succeed even if you have never done a pushup before.
Use waterproof weights to do biceps- and triceps-curls. You can improve your swimming strokes and resistance training by practicing them in a static position. Use waterproof wrist weights to add extra resistance.
4. Lower Body Weight Training
Standing in the middle of your hot-tub, squat down until you are almost on top of the seat. But don’t sit down–no cheating! Continue to rise and squat in 10 sets until your legs are burned out.
Put on ankle weights underwater and pedal in a bicycle motion while the jet hits your back. Weight training is the most relaxing way to exercise your muscles and joints.
5. Core Tone
Keep the kickboard beneath your feet while standing on a board. Push the kickboard down again without letting it float to the surface of the water.
Use both hands to hold the kickboard. You can use your abdominal muscles to push the kickboard to the right, then to the left and finally back to the center.
6. Cardio Intensive
Running in deep water is a great cardio-intensive activity that has a low impact. You can also run against jets by pulling your knees high up towards your chest. You can also run with your legs pointing down and your heels rising high while kicking your buttocks. Run while holding waterweights to add intensity.
7. Cool Down
Slowly slow down your pace to return your heart rate to normal. Before stretching, slowly walk around the hot tub’s perimeter.
Roll your shoulders and your neck until you feel relaxed. Enjoy a relaxing hot tub hydrotherapy session after your workout.
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