Sessions of aqua gym in a thermal pool heated to 33°C.
Gymnastics in water intended to recondition effort, work muscles, relaxation while benefiting from the law of buoyancy and Uriage Thermal Water (water heated to 33°C). Uriage Thermal Water offers many assets. It is rich in minerals and trace elements which make it effective on painful conditions.
The effects of aqua gym are mainly related to the water’s properties:
- The buoyancy effect lightens participant’s body weight. It makes it: easier to move and reduces constraints due to joints, allowing muscles to relax.
- Hydrostatic pressure (water pressure on immersed parts of the body) improves circulation and cardiac return. For respiration, hydrostatic pressure makes it easier to breathe out due to the pressure exerted on the thorax and abdomen, and stimulates muscles used to breathe in.
- Water exerts resistance to body movements that is 12 times higher than air. That requires strong action from muscle groups while giving the impression of a “gentle workout”.
- Water is naturally an enveloping environment that ensures a feeling of well-being, improves body image, self-confidence and reduces psychological unease.
Each day in the “Thermal” Energy program targets a specific task: “Specific back”, “balance”, “flotation work”, “breathing”, and “relaxation”.