Aqua Aerobics Routine
There are ways to target your arms and legs in an aqua aerobics routine with out using any aqua equipment like the noodle or dumbbells. My aqua aerobics routine does not take the arms out of the water overhead either. By the way, taking your arms out of the water overhead, creates a false sense of a higher heart rate, plus there is no real benefit because there is no resistance.
A couple of ways to get the heart rate up and tone the arms at the same time is by using tiny pulses. Let me explain. During the aqua aerobics routine, I usually stick with small hops, with the ankles together, heels return to the floor and the knees stay bent. I extend the arms out to the sides with open fingers (for more resistance), having the palms face behind me or to the back. By keeping the arms straight, maybe a slight bend at the elbow, I just continually pulse both arms backwards. Then the palms turn and face forward and continuously pulse forward. All the while I’m doing a tiny little hop. I will turn the palms up to face the ceiling, and pulse the arms up. Finally, the palms turn down facing the floor and pulse down. After that little segment the arms are tired.
I also throw in some other arm movements with the cross country ski. As the legs ski back and forth, swing the arms side to side. Then stop the legs altogether and just
swing the arms side to side in front with open fingers. Another movement I do for the arms is staying with the cross country ski legs, open the arms out to the side, fingers open facing forward, and keep the arms in the water and clap in front.
Putting that whole aqua aerobics routine together sure does work the arms.
