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PE 103 4th

This document discusses various equipment used for aquatic exercise and rehabilitation, including kickboards, pull buoys, fins, hand paddles, gloves, water dumbbells, noodles, aqua joggers, and water treadmills. Kickboards are used to work the legs while resting the arms, while pull buoys have the opposite effect. Fins, paddles, gloves, and dumbbells add resistance to strengthen the body. Noodles and aqua joggers allow continuous movement for cardiovascular exercise. Water treadmills create water currents for in-place swimming.

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PE 103 4th

This document discusses various equipment used for aquatic exercise and rehabilitation, including kickboards, pull buoys, fins, hand paddles, gloves, water dumbbells, noodles, aqua joggers, and water treadmills. Kickboards are used to work the legs while resting the arms, while pull buoys have the opposite effect. Fins, paddles, gloves, and dumbbells add resistance to strengthen the body. Noodles and aqua joggers allow continuous movement for cardiovascular exercise. Water treadmills create water currents for in-place swimming.

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 Safety, handicap and accessibility railings

 Deck mounted handrails


 Heavy-duty stair rails
 Grab bars
 Therapeutic rails
 Exercise bars
 Swimming pool lifts, platform style and seat model
 Lifeguard chairs and platforms
 Recessed steps and ladders
 Starting platforms
 Stanchion posts and anchors
 Diving boards
 Diving standards, towers and platforms
 Gutters
 Kickboards
 Pull buoys
 Fins
 Hand paddles
 Gloves
 Water dumbbells
 Noodle
 Aqua jogger
 Water treadmill
 Kickboards are devices made of foam or other
materials that float, and they come in a
variety of shapes and sizes. The main
purpose is for you to hold on and stay afloat
while your legs do all the work. It's good
exercise for coordinating your kicking, and it
gives your arms a rest.
 Like kickboards, pull buoys are flotation
devices that come in a variety of shapes and
sizes, but unlike a kickboard, which gives the
upper body a rest, pull buoys are placed
between the legs to keep the legs afloat
without kicking so that you can work your
upper body.
 Fins fit on your feet and add propulsion to
your kicks (think of a duck's webfoot). They
are great training for your legs and will help
you swim faster.
 Hand paddles attach to your hands and add
propulsion to your arm stroke because they
move more water. They can be a lot of work
for the arms and shoulders because of the
resistance in the water, and for this reason,
they are used in water aerobic classes to
mimic the resistance exercises that you do on
land with dumbbells (for example, biceps
curls).
 Gloves, like hand paddles, also add resistance
for your arms, although they are smaller than
paddles and so the resistance is lighter.
These might be a better choice than paddles
if you're just starting out with resistance
exercises in the water.
 Some manufacturers produce dumbbells
made of foam for use in the water. They add
resistance like paddles or gloves, but you can
release them quickly after a set and then grab
them again when you're ready. Water creates
lots of resistance, and so water dumbbells
will make you stronger if you use them
consistently.
 A noodle is a flexible, tube-shaped flotation
device that you can wrap under your arms or
around your waist to keep you buoyant so
that you can keep moving in the water (kids
love to play with them). The advantage of
being able to keep moving is that you can
work on your stroke without fatique and
increase your strength and endurance.
 Aqua jogger is a flotation device that you
wear like a belt. Like a noodle, it permits you
to keep on moving without fatique, so that
you can work on your stroke as well as your
strength and aerobic fitness, but it's more
heavy-duty than a noodle and will
accommodate heavier people and create
more resistance.
 Did you read that right? Yep, water treadmill.
There are two types. One is a device that you
install in your pool that works with a
propeller to create a current of water that you
swim in place against (okay, it's not really a
treadmill, but you do swim in place). This
type is a great training aid and is also used
for rehabilitation, but it is very expensive,
depending on the model and whether you
have it installed when your pool is being built
or in an existing pool.
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