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Get Ready. . . . .
Get Wet . . . . .
and Go!
EXERCISE SCHEDULE FOR THE OASIS
Advanced Water Aerobics • Monday & Wednesday • 8:30 am-9:30 am
Exercise in the PAC • Monday, Wednesday & Friday • 9:30 am
Tai Chi in the PAC • Mondays • 2:00 pm
Men Only Water Aerobics • Tuesday & Thursday • 8:30 am - 9:15 am
Basic Water Aerobics • Tuesday & Thursday • 9:30 am - 10:15 am
Arthritis Exercise in the Arts & Crafts Room • Tuesday & Thursday • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Almost everyone, regardless of age or physical condition,
can benefit from aquatic exercise – even if you don’t know
how to swim! Just being in the water has inherent benefits.
From improvements in circulation to relieving joint pain, the
rewards of aquatic exercise are numerous. Many physicians
and therapists recommend aquatic therapy because it can
advance individuals to a higher level of muscle fitness and
mobility offering quicker advantages over land-based exercise
and therapy:
Buoyancy
provided by the water allows you to move more
easilywith decreased stress onmuscles, joints, and bones while
increasing flexibility and balance. In chest-deep water, you
take 70% of your body weight off your joints. The “support”
your body receives makes exercising easier and less painful,
allowing you to exercise longer without increased effort or
joint or muscle pain.
• Exercises performed in the water allow the heart to work
more efficiently, making it a great cardiovascular workout.
• The pressure of the water on your joints and muscles
comforts your body while you exercise, leaving you feeling
less fatigued.
• Support provided by the water reduces the fear of falling.
Resistance
of the water allows for higher workout intensities
with less impact on your body.
Warm water
therapy has even greater benefits. Our pool in
the Oasis is usually at 90º and the spa is at 100º. Besides
the comfort of the temperature, immersing in warm water
raises your body temperature and relaxes your muscles
benefitting individuals with disabilities and conditions such as
arthritis, fibromyalgia, Parkinson’s disease, and many others.
Participating in a warm water exercise class provides many
physical benefits:
• Improved endurance, flexibility, and range of motion
• Improved pulmonary function
• Increased circulation
• Muscle relaxation and pain relief
• Strengthened muscles
• Decreased joint and soft tissue inflammation
• Improved bone density
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The Pinecone
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November 2015
When asked” why do you come to water aerobics?” Here are
some of our answers:
“I can do much more in the water than on land”
“The exercise group is a lot of fun. We laugh a lot.”
“I come for the friendship and camaraderie.”
“I get to exercise to my kind of music.”
“I have made a lot of improvement in strength and balance.”
“We work almost every muscle.”
“I feel invigorated after the class rather than exhausted.”
Additionally, warm water exercise can have other benefits
including reduced anxiety and stress, improved mood, and
fun with friends.
We offer three types of Water Aerobics classes. On Mondays
and Wednesdays at 8:30 is a higher impact /intensity class
and on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 is a Men
Only Class and at 9:30 is the Arthritis Foundation
Water Aerobics Class (Women and Men)
which emphasizes range of motion
for every joint. All the classes help
with balance and strengthening and
stretching. The pool is open all day
for water walking/jogging or your
own routines. Never use the pool
alone. Have someone nearby just in
case you need help.
The Oasis has two nice changing
rooms with showers and lockers.
Towels are provided. I often
say, ”The hardest thing about
water aerobics is putting on your
swimsuit.” Come and join us;
there’s always room for one more.