Latin word “Aqua” means “water”; “fitness” means “keeping yourself in shape”.
“Aqua-fitness” is keeping oneself in shape by means of the exercises in the water.
Water is a cradle of life, the universal environment for all types of physical activities, great mean of relaxation and hardening.
Furthermore, water gives a feeling of lightness and comfort, washes away all troubles of the day.
When it is cold and snowy outside, exercises in the pool will recall in your mind the memories of the worm summer, and sunny beach. And during the summer hit there is nothing better than to dip in to the cool water of the pool.
We are inviting you to join us in the fascinating aqua-fitness programs!
Aqua-aerobics
Base level
- BT Aqua (45 minutes)
Entrance in to aqua aerobics. During the course you’ll get acquainted with the base aqua aerobics and breathing techniques, you’ll learn “water terminology”, and methods of safety behavior in the water. You’ll also get acquainted with the aqua-equipment.
Recommendations: for beginners
Aerobic courses
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Deep Aqua (60 minutes, deep water)
The course is intended for cardiovascular and respiratory systems training;
for coordination improvement.
Equipment: aqua-waistband and aqua-gloves.
Recommendations: medium level of experience. -
Aqua Noodles (60 minutes, deep water)
The course is intended for cardiovascular and respiratory systems training;
for coordination improvement.
Aqua Noodles – special equipment used during the course, keeps the body on the water surface, and also works as an additional resistance increase tool.
Equipment: aqua-waistband and aqua-gloves, noodles.
Recommendations: medium level of experience. -
Aqua Step (45 minutes, shallow water)
This course is created for the true fans of the step, intended for cardiovascular and respiratory systems training; for coordination improvement. Includes various combinations of excersises on the water step-platform.
Equipment: aqua-step, aqua-gloves.
Recommendations: medium level of experience.
Power courses
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Aqua All (60 minutes, shallow/deep water)
Power course, intended to work out all groups of muscles. In order to achieve better results, different kind of equipment is used during the trainings.
Recommendations: Any level of experience. -
Aqua Tabs (45 minutes, deep water)
Power course intended to work out prelum abdominale muscles.
Equipment: aqua-waistband, aqua-gloves, additional equipment.
Recommendations: medium level of experience. -
Aqua Boots (45 minutes, deep water).
Power course intended to work out legs and buttocks muscles.
Equipment: aqua-boots, aqua-gloves.
Recommendations: Any level of experience. -
Aqua Tai (45 minutes, shallow or deep water, water depth interchange is possible)
Combined aerobic-power course with the elements of the oriental combats. During the course different types of aqua-equipment are used.
Recommendations: advanced level. -
Aqua Men (60 minutes, shallow or deep water, water depth interchange is possible).
Power course only for men. During the course different types of aqua-equipment may be used.
Recommendations: advanced level. -
Aqua Interval (45 minutes, deep water).
Interval course with using of the special musical illustration during the training.
The course is based on the combination of the aerobic and cardio-trainings.
Reccommendations: medium level of experience.
Special courses
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Aqua Pilates (45 minutes, shallow or deep water, water depth interchange is possible).
The course with the elements of Pilates, adapted for water, intended for various groups of muscles workout. During the course different types of special water equipment are used.
Recommendations: advanced level. -
Aqua Soft (45 minutes, shallow or deep water, water depth interchange is possible).
The course is created for those who prefer low intensity workouts with not complicated coordination.
Recommended for people with health dysfunctions. -
Aqua Mama (45 minutes, shallow or deep water, water depth interchange is possible).
The course is created for pregnant women. Based on the special exercises it softly influences the organism of the future mother.
Swimming
Anyone may benefit from the water exercises: it doesn’t matter if you are physically strong or not, whether you are good swimmer or you can’t swim at all, if you are experienced athlete or just a beginner.
Water exercises are favourable for people of different gender and ages; for seniors and for children, for pregnant women and nursing mothers; even for people with various health dysfunctions.
Water environment is much thicker, and water resistance is much stronger then the air, that’s why muscles work much more actively in the water than on the land.
Swimming is greatly suitable for people, who hasn’t practiced physical workouts for a long time or doesn’t have fitness or sport experience at all.
- BT SWIM (45 minutes)
Learning how to swim. Working through sport-swimming techniques.
Recommendation: For beginners
Advantages of swimming
- Swimming is one of the most harmonious type of physical activities, as during swimming maximum groups of muscles, and systems of the organism are being trained simultaneously
- This is also one of the most effective means of the health strengthening
- Swimming is a great mean for rehabilitation
- It has calming influence upon nervous system and good for relaxation
- It promotes effective development of the upper shoulder-girdle muscles and has minimal loading on joints and spine
- Wonderful mean for coordination development
- The most injury safe kind of training
- Great mean to correct and improve bearing
Water games
Water polo is a group game contains of swimming, power loaging, and elements of combat. This game is a great training of aerobic and coordination skills. Once appeared as an entertainment, water polo long ago became a true member of the Olympic Games family.
If you are excitable person and willing to try yourself in the game, take a special “Water polo” course. Solid team and rivalry spirit are guaranteed!
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BT Polo (60 minutes, deep water)
Learning water polo technique.
Recommended for beginners. -
Water Polo (60 minutes, deep water).
Working through water polo technique.
Recommendation: medium level of experience. -
Water Polo Profi (60 minutes, deep water).
Advanced learning of the water polo technique and tactics.
Recommendation: advanced level.
Now you have got enough knowledge regarding specifics of the exercises in the water environment and all set to attend any of the mentioned above trainings. You just need to size up your abilities correctly – when choosing the course please pay attention at the recommendations regarding the level of experience.
