Shreveport-Bossier Personal Training

Water aerobics is a great low-impact, high-benefit exercise.  It is can be defined as “rhythmic dance or exercise steps performed in usually chest deep water.”  The Shreveport Times has a recent article about local Shreveport residents using water aerobics to combat their arthritis.

Judy Brewer and Robert Burton shared an early morning laugh as they dried off after their water aerobics session at the Southern Hills Pool.

The low-impact exercise has many health benefits for seniors and many in the group are searching for ways to continue the program year-round. “It’s been a great program,” Brewer said.

She drives from Shreve City to attend the program. “I’m not intimidated. There are all shapes and sizes and colors. It’s fun, and the fellowship is why I come,” she said.

For the past 12 weeks at the crack of dawn each Monday through Friday, an average of 32 seniors jump into the Southern Hills pool.

For late risers, there was also an evening class at 8 p.m. Burton has partaken of water aerobics for three years now.

“It’s great for your joints and arthritis,” he said.

Some of the benefits of water aerobics include the following:

• less stress on your joints
• you can vary the intensity by changing the extent of your movements
• great for people rehabilitating injuries
• great way to prevent injuries by strengthening muscles while minimizing the danger and wear on your joints
• can provide a very intense cardiovascular workout
• builds muscle strength and endurance
• increases coordination
• great way to make new friends and build camaraderie while exercising with friends
• ideal for individuals suffering from arthritis, fibromyalgia, and other chronic conditions