What is Aqua Aerobics?
Aqua Aerobics is aerobic training performers in a pool (other than swimming). Aerobic training is best illustrated by comparing it to anaerobic training. Aerobic means “with oxygen, Anaerobic means “without oxygen”. Anaerobic training is a high intensity, short duration activity. Examples include sprinting and weight lifting. The muscles need a limited burst of energy, and enough energy is usually stored in the muscles. Aerobic training is at a lower intensity, but longer time. Typical examples include: biking, jogging, swimming, walking, yard work. More energy is needed for the longer duration because there isn’t enough stored in the muscles. The body uses other sources of energy (mainly fat stores and fuel in the blood) in addition to the stores of energy in the muscles. These others fuel sources are not as readily available as the energy stored in the muscle. The body requires oxygen to make fat stores available as energy. Working too intensely during aerobic training can be over-de
