Fitmotivation Aqua Fitness Blog

Going big rather than going fast does not mean minimal effort. The Quiet Burn with new instructor, Donna Boucher, builds cardio and muscular endurance by using a full range of motion and acceleration (applied force).

Give your class members a break from high intensity cardio and strength training and sneak in some active recovery that includes neurobic challenges and balance training. Aqua Balance & Brain Flow with Maria Teresa Stone is a shallow water class format that features lower intensity movement sequences for both the brain and the body.

Let your class members pick their preferred depth for an epic collection of aqua HIIT. The HIIT Factory showcases a variety of intervals on the intensity spectrum, from low to moderate to high intensity.

Get ready to bring a different kind of pool noodle challenge to your aqua classes. Short Long Strong with Claire Barker Hemings alternates the use of a half noodle and a full noodle for a water fitness circuit that alternates high intensity with the short noodles and recovery with the long noodles.

The pool wall can be a powerful exercise tool in aquatic fitness classes. Deep Wall Intervals with Maria Teresa Stone is a class format that alternates exercises on and off the wall.

Treat your class members to a fierce and fun kickboxing cardio circuit. Aqua Fight Club with Claire Barker-Hemings is an aquatic fitness video that alternates boxing and combat exercise rounds.

Aqua Zumba® Express with Maria Teresa Stone is a 23-minute video that introduces her and showcases the international dance and rhythms of this fitness format. A special collaboration between Fitmotivation and Zumba®, this video allows instructors to observe and/or experience the fun dance energy of Aqua Zumba®.

Get ready to visit The Combo Factory and take away nearly 40 challenging and fun two-move combos for your aquatic fitness classes. Based on the video, 100 Water Exercises, this class format will challenge your class members’ cardio, coordination and stamina with an epic collection combos.

Challenge your aquatic fitness class members with a fast and furious total body cardio blast. Total Body Cardio Express is a 25-minute aqua cardio routine based on the recent video, 100 Water Exercises.

If you teach aquatic fitness classes, you probably already know that almost all the moves you instruct are base move variations. 100 Water Exercises is an aquatic fitness video that showcases 20 variations for each of the following base moves, jogs, kicks, skis, jacks and tucks/jumps.

Join Miff Hendriksen for Aquatic Yo-Yos, a shallow water aquatic fitness class that features travel and turn patterns. This circuit template also includes focused muscle conditioning segments that use the water’s resistance.

Mat Strength and Stretch features Jackie Lebeau and 20 minutes of floor work that includes light muscle conditioning, leg work and stretching.