Aquatics

Aqua Aerobics

One of the greatest benefits from exercising in water is increased flexibility. You can perform exercises in water that may be difficult on land. The lessening effect from gravity helps joints move through a wider range of motion and helps achieve long-term flexibility. The water reduces the "weight" of a person by about 90%. The buoyancy of water provides a means of reducing stress on weight bearing joints, muscles, and bones.

Water exercise encompasses all components of fitness: flexibility, muscular strength, endurance, and cardiovascular fitness. When done regularly, water exercise can help reduce body fat and improve respiratory and cardiovascular performance. We have experience instructors, who offer different types of workouts. Try out all of our classes.

Buchanan Water Exercise Classes

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Stretch & Tone (Easy Entry-Level)

This entry-level class is designed to help improve your stretching techniques while toning your body. Stretching in water is relaxing, improves flexibility, helps relieve pain and joint stiffness, and is great for those suffering from arthritis or rehabilitating an injury. It is the best place to begin when joining this program. Class is conducted in a lap lane.

Water Walking (Moderate Entry-Level)

Classes are low impact and designed to teach basic walking skills, and improve balance and cardiovascular fitness in the water. After mastering these skills one can progress to the Vortexercise classes. Class size limited to ten.

Vortexercise (More Difficult)

This class combines a variety of exercise forms such as water walking, jogging, and aerobic exercise. Class is conducted in the vortex channel using the current for resistance. Class size is limited to ten.

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Wulf Water Exercise Classes

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Water Aerobics

These energetic, entry level classes will get you adjusted to exercising in the water while receiving the benefits of water workouts. Once adjusted participants can move on to the more challenging Deep Water classes.

Deep Water Aerobics

This energetic class will give you a great mid-morning workout. It incorporates interval, circuit, and resistance training by using a variety of equipment choreographed to music. SilverSneakers® punch cards are not accepted for these classes. Instructors: Marilyn and Amy.

Aqua Zumba®

Known as the Zumba “pool party,” Aqua Zumba gives new meaning to the idea of an invigorating workout. Splashing, stretching, twisting, even shouting, laughing, hooting and hollering are often heard during an Aqua Zumba class. Integrating the Zumba formula and philosophy with traditional aqua fitness disciplines, Aqua Zumba® blends it all together into a safe, challenging, water-based workout that’s cardio-conditioning, body-toning, and most of all, exhilarating beyond belief. Instructor: Terri.

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Wulf Training Classes

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