Water Exercises for a Flat Stomach
A great way to do exercises is in a swimming pool. Water exercises are great for exercising as water provides resistance. Flat stomach exercises are great for doing in water! While water gives more resistance than air it is lower impact which results in much less stress to your joints. This makes this form of exercise ideal if you have any joint problems or are just getting a bit older. Try out the exercises here for a great workout but remember that, even though you are exercising in the water, you still need to warm up adequately before you start.
Jump and Dig Water exercise
This exercise involves two different actions which work the lower and upper body. The first action works on the obliques, the second trains the muscles in the abdomen. To exercise the upper body place your hands below the water’s surface and scoop the water to the side using one hand. Keep on doing this for about three minutes then do it again with the other hand. When you feel comfortable with this try doing it using both hands at the same time. This movement will train the muscles in the upper body. For the second exercise, while standing in water that about chest height, with wide apart feet, jump up and bring your knees as high as the surface of the water then bring them down again. This exercise exercises the muscles in the abdomen.
Now you have practised these 2 exercises you can make them harder by performing them more quickly or possibly wearing water gloves to enhance the resistance. Nevertheless, do not exercise too rapidly and reduce the effectiveness by not doing the exercise correctly! It is better to exercise slowly and properly than to do more reps with the incorrect form. Set realistic goals, do not attempt to achieve too much at once and suffer injury. Although it feels more gentle exercising in water, you can still strain muscles by doing too much, too soon.
Some Guidelines for Exercising
As in all forms of training, it is pointless working out if you don’t eat and drink properly. Make sure you drink plenty of plain water every day and eat a healthy diet. Don’t exercise the same muscles every day. They need a minimum of 1 day to recover, therefore alternate the muscle groups you are working and schedule days off to give your muscles the chance to rest and start to rebuild.