Make the Pool Your Gym: No-Impact Water Workouts for Getting Fit, Building Strength and Rehabbing from Injury

I have a pool and was interested in learning exercises I could benefit from. I am over 70 and have not been as active as I should. This actually works. My knees have gained strength and no longer feel pain when stooping. Gradually I am tightening some of the flabby areas also. I am very pleased with the easy exercises and how much progress I have made. Would recommend to any age person, not just seniors. This is easy and fun.

Excellent book. I received it yesterday and digested as much as I could pertinent to the areas of my body that I am attempting to rehabilitate after serious injury and 2 years in a wheelchair. Putting just some of the suggestions into practice upped the efficiency of my cardio session and burned an additional 100 calories over the same 45 minute session compared to what I had been achieving before. The book breaks down into easy sections based on what you want to do or which area of your body needs attention. Tips are given with each suggested workout pattern, making it clear on how to adapt any given exercise if a particular body part is sore or vulnerable. Step by step photographs for every single exercise are clear and easy to follow. I heartily recommend this book. It's going to make all the difference for me in rehabilitating and getting fitter!

Not bad book, a good overview of benefits of water aerobics, picked up a few exercise tips

Lots of us, including myself, have access to a public pool, but besides swimming endless, boring laps, what else is there? What about following an injury or surgery? Interested in getting back into shape with minimal chance of further injury? Well, then pool aerobics could be for you and this concise little book written by a fitness guru could be for you. These exercises are "easy." No fancy choreography. They are clearly described and anyone can do them, no age limits. If you can get in the pool and float, you are good. The exercises aim to create a total body workout and are a great start for beginners. That said, for the more advanced athlete, interested in "progressing to new levels," these exercises are okay too, but there are no instructions to incorporate these into another type of training routine, just stand-alone. Overall, recommended for thoroughness and simplicity.

Very basic and best for those just starting out with water exercise. Some people like the layout, I did not find it very useful and photos could have used extra diagrams on how to execute correctly.

Written by a man with the experience and credentials to really know his stuff. I liked the photos so I could see the variety of equipment people use in pools for water aerobics. It was good to read when I was taking my first class, but it's not essential if you have a really expert teacher and ask questions. For a person who likes to really delve into a new form of exercise and have a broad understanding right away it was a good purchase.

I am fairly new to water aerobics and wanted to bring this book to the pool for ideas. I removed the pages with a boxcutter and used sheet protectors and a binder. The book describes the benefits of water work-outs and includes easy to read workout programs with illustrations. I highly recommend this manual.

I am 74. Due to severe arthritis I have been unable to pursue exercise routines. I have been able to follow the water aerobics program with no incidents or injury. I wish I would have built my salt water pool years ago. I can actually feel improvement in strength and endurance