Buoyancy

Water’s buoyancy accommodates the unfit as well as the fit. Water cushions stiff joints or fragile bones that might be injured by the impact of land exercises. When immersed to the waist, your body bears just 50% of its weight; immersed to the chest, it’s 25%-35%; and to the neck, 10%.
Athletes use water to rehabilitate after injury or to cross-train. People with arthritis or other disabilities use water to improve fitness and range of motion and to relieve pain and stiffness.
Swimming recruits all the major muscle groups, including the shoulders, back, abdominals, legs, hips, and glutes, she says. And because water affords 12 times the resistance as air in every direction, it really helps to build strength
Beginners should start with vertical strength-training exercises in the pool. That means things like walking or jogging a length of the pool ( or against the swim spa current) in waist-deep water, or doing some strengthening by sinking in up to the neck.
“Instead of swimming with improper technique,we want to get them vertical to strengthen their core before they put their face in the water.”
A comfortable swimsuit and a pair of goggles are all you need to start, say experts. You can even wait on the goggles if you’re not ready to put your face in the water yet. The AGP Company swim spa might be the perfect answer to year round low impact exercise. The Above Ground Pool & Spa Company invites you to test one in our showroom.