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03-12-18 | 10:54 AM
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I suppose the water provides all the resistance. Not sure what the benefit to this over a regular exercise bike is, unless it's 100 degrees out and you just want to get into the pool.
03-12-18 | 03:22 PM
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03-12-18 | 03:36 PM
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03-12-18 | 03:53 PM
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03-12-18 | 04:02 PM
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Training in the pool is ultra low impact, perfect for the elderly, physical therapy for injury recovery and anyone else who might be unable to use actual weights or for whom weights are ill advised.
Ti Chi is similar but even then there is a risk of falling. If you fall in the pool it is a pretty soft landing.
I know a fitness instructor and physical therapist who specializes in pool work. Someone might be in a wheel chair and very limited but wheel them into the pool and watch them swim around, use paddles for resistance, etc. Put on swim fins and do some laps. Your legs will burn. It is very effective.
Lots of uses if you think about it. It isn't exclusively for fit people like in the picture.
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Ti Chi is similar but even then there is a risk of falling. If you fall in the pool it is a pretty soft landing.
I know a fitness instructor and physical therapist who specializes in pool work. Someone might be in a wheel chair and very limited but wheel them into the pool and watch them swim around, use paddles for resistance, etc. Put on swim fins and do some laps. Your legs will burn. It is very effective.
Lots of uses if you think about it. It isn't exclusively for fit people like in the picture.
-Tim-
Last edited by TimothyH; 03-12-18 at 04:06 PM.
03-12-18 | 07:14 PM
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03-12-18 | 07:42 PM
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Bikes: Bikes??? Thought this was social media?!?
Maybe something like Akwakat - the waterbike adventure in a bag
There are kits out there that convert bikes to boats.
Sailboats/windsurfing make these kits kind of silly though. Many cyclists choose to commute on their bike for the environment. Sailing/windsurfing has no negative impact on the planet.
There are kits out there that convert bikes to boats.
Sailboats/windsurfing make these kits kind of silly though. Many cyclists choose to commute on their bike for the environment. Sailing/windsurfing has no negative impact on the planet.
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03-14-18 | 09:19 AM
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03-14-18 | 09:23 AM
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If you are training to improve cycling it's best to be in a position that simulates being on a real bike so you are working your muscles the same way as you would on a real bike. Hence the benefit of the position on a stationary bike.
03-14-18 | 10:39 AM
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Three of the local gyms/fitness centers are running hydro-cycling classes, and sessions are full. A friend of mine who's rehabbing a knee is taking one, and the instructor is someone who typically runs a "real" spin class, and she says its a blast. Lower impact compared to spin classes, but apparently a pretty solid workout.
