AQUA ZUMBA IN YOUR ABOVE GROUND POOL

With temperatures heating up, it’s a good time to take your workout to the water.
After years of getting a bad rap as “senior-cize,” water workouts are finally moving into the younger mainstream, as they did years ago in Europe, Japan and South America.
You can work hard in the water and maintain your intensity without banging up your body. Water’s buoyancy protects your joints, while its resistance loads your muscles in a way that makes recovery easier.
Pool party! This spinoff of the popular Zumba cardio craze brings the rhythm to the water with salsa, cumbia, merengue and a touch of hip-hop.
It’s not always pretty. It’s hard to be graceful or move as quickly as the poolside instructors, especially during underwater salsa or samba moves. And some of the dance moves work better than others. As with other water workouts, bigger or faster movements are more challenging than small ones.
If you really work at it, however, you will boost your heart rate enough to burn hundreds of calories. Scoops and kicks underwater also provide some resistance training.