Working with Aquatic Fitness Dumbbells Safely

When using any equipment be sure to warm up thoroughly and carefully. Doing too much intensity too soon may easily injure the joints. Avoid doing too much upper-body work too soon in a program rather add lots of shoulder rolls and easy walking or basic moves to lubricate the joints and gradually prepare the body for the exercise to come. Use the anchor position ( neutral working position) to warm up the muscles of the legs using bicycle, jax and cross-country moves. Incorporate smaller slower moves to begin then gradually increasing Range of Motion. Basically mark the move with the movements you will be performing with the dumbbells - without dumbbells =then add progression and intensity of dumbbells. Remember, be very careful with people with shoulder, neck and high blood pressure. Often they should stay with a aquatic mitt instead of utilizing additional resistance. Check out our DVD060- Understanding shoulder impingement & using Aquatic Dumbbell