Describes and illustrates a series of water exercises ranging from beginning to advanced levels, and outlines programs that concentrate on specific areas of the body.

Looking for exercises to improve your fitness, maximize your cross-training, or recover from an injury or condition—all with little or no impact? Water Exercise is your complete resource for fitness and rehabilitation exercises. Water workouts are a fabulous way to exercise, no matter your current fitness level. Water Exercise allows personalization of each workout plan: You can change the speed, intensity, or amount of rest based on your needs. Water Exercise is ideal for cross-training workouts and beginning to advanced fitness workouts. It will also help you recover from injury or manage a chronic condition. With underwater photos and simple instructions for each exercise, you will learn fun exercises in Water Exercise you can do in shallow or deep water. You’ll also learn how to use optional equipment such as foam noodles and water buoys to strengthen muscles and improve flexibility. Exercising in the water is effective because it offers a range of therapeutic and health benefits yet still improves all the components of fitness that you get from land exercise—with no impact. With just a pool and a swimsuit, you can strengthen, rehabilitate, and add variety to your workouts with Water Exercise.

DVD contains demonstration of basic stroke problems and corrections discussed in the book.

HydroRobics will help anyone improve flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, and cardiovascular conditioning with 50 different water exercises for all parts of the body.

The journey for Water Exercise began years ago with Jodi Stokes' late father, when she first developed a program to help him manage post-polio syndrome symptoms. Through her years as a trainer, Jodi developed the exercises detailed in this book to bring enjoyment to people of all ages as they moved their bodies to enhance muscular strength, build endurance, and gain many other inherent health benefits. Now, she delivers her thirty years of exercise science education and award-winning experience right into your hands with step-by-step instructions-including exercise durations, body targets, and photos of every movement to show you what to do. Jodi continues to follow a holistic approach to exercise as a mobile concierge fitness professional helping people to work out in their homes and pools.

This book is the definitive resource for individuals preparing for the AEA Aquatic Fitness Professional certification exam.