Water Exercise

by Martha White

Book Overview

Water exercise is excellent for physical therapy and fitness because it enhances range of motion and eases pain of movement. Now a single book makes it easy for you to design your own water exercise program, whether for injury rehabilitation, special conditions, cross-training, or just shaping up.>Water Exercise> features 78 clearly described and illustrated exercises that range from beginning to advanced levels of difficulty. The book also features...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873227263
• ISBN13: 9780873227261
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great book!

This book has done wonders for me. I have a bad back and I am currently in physical therapy. I brought this book to my doctor and he highlighted the exercises that I should do and told me the ones I shouldn't. It's really nice to exercise the CORRECT way in the pool.

WATER EXERCISE MADE EASY

We havet a lap pool in our home and actually wanted DVD to show us a few acqua exercises that would suit our needs (sports and medical injury), but as no DVD exists we searched for a book. There are many to choose from and in "reading through" some of them, decided on the Water Exercise because it covered a multitude of health needs. When it arrived we were pleased as it is extremely easy to follow and the illustrations are very helpful. We made the right decision!

Excellent Book

I run an aquafit class for any age, but mostly seniors. Most of them have one of the "spasticity" diseases - eg. arthritis, stroke recovery, Parkinson's, fibromyalgia, etc. With the help of this book I have been able to create a program that addresses the problem areas and have found increased mobility and pain reduction in the participants. I recommend it to everyone.

Wonderful water exercise book.Great for beginners.

My mom and I have been searching for a good book for beginners about water exercise and this is the best we've found. It has great pictures that show you how your suppose to perform each exercise. Detailed desciptions were also very helpful.We liked the outlined program.

Specific exercises (w/illus.), explanations, precautions

This book is excellently organized! Instructions are clear. Drawings aid understanding. Verbal description is followed by benefits of each exercise as well as precautions. Students AND instructors will appreciate the manner of teaching. Exercises are divided into beginning, intermediate, and advanced categories. Author not only tells WHAT to do, she also tells WHY. Third part of book provides specific programs for common injuries, listed by body part: e.g. lower leg-ankle-foot, knee, thigh-pelvis-hip, trunk & spine, trunk & shoulder, elbow & wrist. In addition, there is a chapter for special populations: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Parkinson's Disease, Fibromyalgia, & Multiple Sclerosis. This is a book one could refer to time after time, for greater understanding and expertise!