Summer time is almost upon us, which means constant posts about getting in shape will appear on our news feeds. Depending on your point of view, this might be a nice change from all the political rants we’ve been seeing. Anyway, I was scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed when I came across a video for something called Aqua Physical.
Image courtesy of www.aquaphysical.com.
Aqua Physical is a new trend that has hit the workout scene. There have been plenty of crazy workouts come and go (remember the Shake Weight and CrossFit?), but this one looks even harder. Everyone in the class stands on a yoga mat in the pool. I can barely stand on the miniature boogie board in my pool, but I guess there are some people more talented than I. While on the floating yoga mat, people are instructed to perform various moves ranging from yoga to Pilates.
According to the website, “Aqua Physical is a unique, effective and challenging way to exercise a low impact, cross training workout on water deflates for ease of storage and portability.” Yes, because storing that old yoga mat took up so much room. Also, how is this exercise low impact? When I fall into the water, I’ll probably take out the people next to me resulting in a group belly flop. Everyone knows belly flops are only for those who want maximum pain.
Image courtesy of www.aquaphysical.com.
To me at least, this class brings up so many questions. How does everyone stay on the mat? How do the students not float away from the instructor? What do you even wear for this class? Everyone on the website is wearing yoga clothes, which seems crazy. Are they that confident about not hitting the water? Wearing a swimsuit is not advised in this class either. Wearing a swimsuit for long periods of time when dry can get uncomfortable. It’s meant to get wet! Also, you would also look weak in front of those wearing yoga clothes. I also don’t understand why everyone is so close together. It’s dangerous! If one person falls everyone else is going down like dominos. What if the class is in the shallow end? Everyone will hit his or her heads! When people fall over does the instructor stop the class? Or do they keep going? I wouldn’t have the patience to teach this class. I’d get annoyed with hearing a splash every five seconds. I also don’t understand the mat or “Aquabase.” Are you expected to inflate it every time? It sounds like a pain. I’d leave mine inflated in the car. I’m sure it will help keep my eggs and bread safe when I grocery shopping.
Image courtesy of www.aquaphysical.com.
However, for those of you brave enough to try this exercise, Aquabases (the yoga mat) are available on the website for only $796.88. It’s clearly a bargain. It’s not like you could use your ice cream sandwich pool floatie, oh wait, you probably could. Comment below if you’d consider trying this latest workout trend or if you or someone you know has given it a go. Please, shed light on our questions!