Why Exercise in Water?
The answer lies in three basic principles of water: hydrostatic pressure, buoyancy, and viscosity.
•Physical Properties of Water allow it to be a valuable tool in Physical Therapy
•Buoyancy: water counteracts gravity and helps to support the weight of the patient in a controlled fashion as the patient is immersed
•Viscosity: resists movement by means of friction, allowing strengthening and conditioning of an injury, while reducing the risk of further injury due to loss of balance
•Hydrostatic pressure: produces forces perpendicular to body surfaces at every point, increasing kinesthetic (body motion or position) and proprioceptive (posture self-regulating) awareness in some patients.
Hydrotherapy/Aquatherapy in an underwater treadmill or custom therapy pool uses the natural properties of water, or the principles of relative density, buoyancy, hydrostatic pressure, surface tension, viscosity and resistance to achieve its therapeutic benefits in a safe environment. Exercising in
water can help reduce fatigue and pressure on joints, soothe aches, and help with balance. It can also improve mobility and flexibility, allowing patients to recover from surgery or an injury quicker, and experience greater quality of life and well-being.
TREATMENT BENEFITS:
• Provides resistance throughout the range of motion with 360°of resistance for all movements, providing a closed chain, hydrokinetic exercise
• Adjustable water depths for controlled weight-bearing exercises with less impact and stress on joints
• Higher outcomes with workouts in half the time as land based workouts
• Effective exercise for fitness, training and conditioning
• Adjustable treadmill speeds allow for more rigorous workouts
• Larger tank and doorway makes it ideal for athletes and bariatric patients
• Gait and range of motion can be monitored through viewing windows
• Multiple depth provide controlled buoyancy
• Warm water and buoyancy help relax muscles, reduce muscle stress and decrease impact on joints
• Cold water pools reduce swelling and increase blood flow.
AQUATREK is developed for multiple industries and home use. Ideal for athletes, sport teams, fitness centers and rehabilitation this underwater treadmill system helps you to quickly achieve physical fitness, increase endurance, and recover faster from injury. AQUATREK Systems are exceptional tools that utilize the benefits of exercising in water offering lower impact with higher resistance.
The AQUATREK treadmill are designed for the ultimate in hydrotherapy and fitness, boasting a larger exercise chamber for a wider variety of fitness opportunities, especially accommodating for performance athletes and arthritic or bariatric patients. AQUATREK systems offer variable speeds and flexible water depths for weight loss, faster recovery, optimal training and conditioning, and rehabilitation from injury.
Water is over 700 times as dense as air so a 30 minute workout in water is equal to a 60 minute workout on land.
HOW TO USE AQUATREK TO TRAIN YOUR ATHLETES
AQUATREK IS EFFECTIVE FOR TRAINING AND CONDITIONING HEALTHY ATHLETES
You may be familiar with the benefits of Aquatherapy for injury treatment and rehabilitation. But did you also know that water can be used for healthy athletes, too? From enhanced workouts to optimized active recovery, it can prove to be fruitful in a variety of ways.
REDUCING OVERUSE INJURIES
With the rise of sport specialization and decline in recreational play, overuse injuries have started to affect athletes of all ages and across multiple sports. According to the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, these injuries are the result of repetitive micro-trauma to the tendons, bones and joints. They can occur when the body is not given enough time or ability to recover between training sessions or when technique is not performed correctly.
SUPPLEMENT LAND TRAINING
Athletes, Sports Players and runners looking to stay in shape should be supplementing their land workouts with underwater running at least a few days a week. Because of the buoyancy, while running on an underwater treadmill, there is less pounding or shock placed on the joints, tendons, ligaments and muscles. When combined with the resistance of the water, this allows athletes to achieve a productive workout without feeling tired or beat up.
INCREASED MUSCLE STRENGTH
A study at Texas A&M University has shown that resistance training plus aquatic treadmill training can elicit greater gains in lean muscle mass than resistance training alone or even resistance training combined with land training. While it is often thought that cardiovascular training and resistance training cannot be accomplished simultaneously, the study shows it is possible.
The research showed that by doing a normal range of motion and mimicking sport activity in the pool, athletes actually worked harder to push through the water. This had a positive effect on the athletes’ entire bodies. This study, performed at Texas A&M University, has shown that running in the water leads to increased muscle strength in the legs, feet, hip flexors and extensors, core, and even stabilizing muscles throughout the body.
SPEED AND STRENGTH TRAINING
Because athletes using an underwater treadmill during training are running in an unloading environment, the pressure on their joints and muscles is reduced. Therefore, coaches are able to be more aggressive with other aspects of the athletes’ training, such as speed and strength work.
For starters, Aquatherapy can be great for a dynamic warm-up and to increase flexibility.:
Other types of athletes have seen conditioning and speed training benefits using the underwater treadmill as well.
RECOVERY
Active recovery is a very valuable tool that can be used to improve performance. Sports medicine and performance specialists are starting to find that keeping muscles and joints moving after intense training days keeps athletes better equipped to handle subsequent workouts. AQUATHERAPY can be used as an effective and efficient active recovery technique.
Here are four benefits of Aquatherapy
1.The combination of hydrostatic pressure and active motion in the water leaves athletes feeling refreshed and rested, while at the same time feeling like they got an effective workout.
2.The use of the massage hose in the water can work to strip out lactic acid that has built up in the muscles after difficult workouts.
3.Athletes are ready for their next hard workout faster than if they just rested for a full day.
4.While recovering in the water, an athlete can efficiently rest muscles while also strengthening them and maintaining cardiovascular fitness.
Another reason to incorporate an underwater treadmill into training regimens is that athletes love it! Mentally and psychologically, it is refreshing. People feel rejuvenated and relaxed when they’re in the water, and it has a soothing, calming effect.
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