The Complete Waterpower Workout Book: Programs for Fitness, Injury Prevention, and Healing

by Lynda Huey and Robert Forster

Book Overview

The definitive guide to a fitness and healing breakthrough from the leading water exercise trainer and a renowned sports physical therapist Millions of people are discovering the benefits of working out in water--Olympic athletes, dancers, fitness enthusiasts, workout rookies, pregnant women, seniors, even those recovering from injuries or surgery. Working against water's natural resistance makes for a healthier, more balanced workout than is possible...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679745548
• ISBN13: 9780679745549
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Random House
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Book

The best parts of this book are the detailed photographs of all the exercises, included in both a large format (one per page) and a small format (so that you can see many exercises per page). The only thing that would make the book even better would be if the small photographs were offered separately on water-resistant material, so that you could bring 'em into the pool. I'll probably photocopy those pages, and laminate them, so that I can do that. The book has a helpful appendix of commercial resources with products such as an in-pool exercise station, and Aqua Tunes. Some of the companies appear to have gone out of business in the 11 years since the book was first published--to be expected. By the way, the average rating here would be 5, but one reviewer apparently forgot to add the star rating, while still offering the book a glowing review.

Fabulous! Thank goodness I found this book!

I had a devastating knee injury about five and one half months ago (the doctor stated that I may never be able to obtain my pre-injury range of motion)The traditional rehab was going very slowly and very painfully. I asked my physician if I could exercise in the water, and after his approval, I started with the workouts in this book along with my prescribed rehab. I have gained 80% of my pre-injury range of motion and on a good start with my strength and balance with VERY little pain!! My physical therapist said I started improving much more rapidly after starting the water workouts and I have already exceeded the expected post-operative range of motion. I could not have done it without the water workouts!!

Fabulous for Re-hab

I got a hold of this book after 1 months of rehab from acl reconstruction. As an athlete, I wanted minimize the amount of degradation to my fitness level and strength as much as possible during my rehab. The exercises and routines are fabulous and have helped tremendously with building strength back in my leg as well as increasing my range of motion and improving my cardiovascular fitness. People at all levels of fitness and athletecism will benefit from the routines and exercises in this book.

Excellent for athletes who need rehab.

I am a physician and experienced athlete. When injured, this book allowed me to find a way to continue to exercise and recover as best I could from a devastating injury. It is easiest to understand if one has some athletic or fitness background. The author obviously understands the healing process very well. Take this book to your orthopedist!

I wish I had this book BEFORE I had ACL surgery!

My physical therapist had this in her office and after skimming over the pages, I just had to get a copy of my own. The workouts in this book would have prepared me for the surgery much better than the weight training and cut my recovery time down to about 3 months. It is one year later and I am just starting to get my strength and balance back thanks to the range of water excercises in this book. I'd recommend it to ALL pre- & post-operative sports injury patients.