Water Cardio Workout in Deep Water - Ask Doctor Jo

Water Cardio Workout in Deep Water http://www.AskDoctorJo.com These water cardio exercises can be done in the deep end of a pool as part of aquatic therapy. For more aquatic therapy exercises, visit http://www.askdoctorjo.com/category/catagories/aquatic-therapy

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Water Workout for your Core (Aquatic Therapy):
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Always use CAUTION with Exercising in a Pool:
If you can't swim, don't do these exercises unless there is a certified lifeguard on duty.

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Now that you have done the exercises in the shallow end, you can move to the deep end. Some of you might have to stay in the deep end if you have a non-weight bearing precaution. With the cardio exercises, the best equipment to use is an aqua jogger, and no weights for these.

Here you want to focus on proper technique and getting your heart rate up. Try not to lean back or forward with these exercises. You need to be in a vertical position. Start of with the bike. Try to bring your knees up and kick forward making big circle motions with your legs, just like you are riding a bike. Then kick your legs out and in like a jumping jack, or hip abduction/adduction. Try to keep your feet forward so you are working the outer portion of your legs, and try to keep your knees straight and locked out.

Next, is a scissor/Cross Country skiing movement. Again, keep your knees straight and locked out to give you extra resistance kicking your legs front to back, or hip flexion/extension. Finally, for those of you runners out there, this is just a running motion. Bring your knees up and push them downward. You probably only want to start off with 5 minutes of each of these, but once your body gets use to the aquatic exercises, you can do a whole cardio workout for about 30-45 minutes!

Water Cardio Workout in Deep Water:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E5QDpble1I

DISCLAIMER: This video and any related comments are not medical advice. Doctor Jo is a licensed Physical Therapist and Doctor of Physical Therapy; however, she is not YOUR Physical Therapist and can't possibly diagnose you through the Internet. So don't use this information to avoid going to your own healthcare professional or to replace the advice they have given you. This information is only intended to show you the correct technique for physical therapy exercises and should not be used to self-diagnose or self-treat any medical condition. If you are not properly diagnosed, this information won't help, and it could make things worse. So seriously, check with your healthcare professional before doing these techniques. If you experience any pain or difficulty while doing these exercises, stop immediately and see your healthcare professional.