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CREDITS: 3 CECs
TRAINER: Katherine McKeown
Description:
The freedom to walk independently is a privilege and a gift. For many, the joy of walking is interrupted by illness, injury, surgery and/or a chronic condition. Examine how water walking in chest deep warm water will improve strength, flexibility, balance and coordination. These physical attributes are key ingredients for the maintenance of a long, strong and healthy life. Multi directional gait sequences will be modelled and practiced for easy integration into your Aqua Fitness classes.
Objectives:
1) Practice the biomechanics of walking forwards, backwards, diagonally and sideways.
2) Understand the key characteristics of resistance and how to use one’s own body to manipulate workload.
3) Explore the key characteristics of buoyancy and how to effectively stabilize and anchor the body while walking.
4) Become familiar with the key characteristics of turbulence and how to design safe and effective movement patterns.
5) Rehearse pre choreographed gait sequences designed to develop whole body strength, flexibility, balance and coordination.
CREDITS: 3 CECs
TRAINER: Katherine McKeown
Description:
The freedom to walk independently is a privilege and a gift. For many, the joy of walking is interrupted by illness, injury, surgery and/or a chronic condition. Examine how water walking in chest deep warm water will improve strength, flexibility, balance and coordination. These physical attributes are key ingredients for the maintenance of a long, strong and healthy life. Multi directional gait sequences will be modelled and practiced for easy integration into your Aqua Fitness classes.
Objectives:
1) Practice the biomechanics of walking forwards, backwards, diagonally and sideways.
2) Understand the key characteristics of resistance and how to use one’s own body to manipulate workload.
3) Explore the key characteristics of buoyancy and how to effectively stabilize and anchor the body while walking.
4) Become familiar with the key characteristics of turbulence and how to design safe and effective movement patterns.
5) Rehearse pre choreographed gait sequences designed to develop whole body strength, flexibility, balance and coordination.