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Water Exercise Class Descriptions

One of the beauties of water exercise is that you can work at your own pace. Please be safe and work at a level with which you are comfortable. Also, please inform your instructor before class begins if you have a condition for which he/she may make modifications. Otherwise, instructors are generally available after class to answer questions.

Open Swim 

Opened to partners Monday & Wednesday 1:30PM to 4:30PM & Thursday & Friday 1:30PM to 3:30PM. Open Swim is a non-instructor led program. Participants can use this time to work out freely and are required to wear water shoes. Participants are required to register for open swim in the Center Library. Water exercise supports and encourages free movement and acts as a resistance to build muscle strength and flexibility.

Arthritis Plus

Arthritis pain is reduced by water exercise. This class focuses on increasing both your flexibility (through stretching) and your strength (through low impact cardio-respiratory work such as jogging, kicking, etc.) while acknowledging your painful joints. Skilled and knowledgeable instructors focus on increasing your range of motion and overall strength (including the heart muscle!) without doing harm to aching joints. Brief intervals of stretching/cardio/stretching/cardio, etc., are often employed. This class can also provide excellent rehabilitation opportunities after injuries and surgeries even if you don’t have arthritis. 

Move It or Lose It (MILI)

This is a great chance to increase your mobility, strength, and flexibility. The instructor leads you through approximately 15-20 minutes of moderate intensity water aerobics (makes your heart and lungs strong!) followed by a nice, long stretching session. This class can act as a bridge class to take you from Arthritis Plus to a more active class experience such as MILI Plus or Aerobics. This class can also provide excellent rehabilitation opportunities after injuries and surgeries. 

Move It or Lose It PLUS (MILI Plus)

You can step up your aerobic activity with this class. You’ll still have a fair amount of stretching, but the moderate intensity aerobics portion of the class will last approximately 20-25 minutes. 

Water Aerobics

Aerobics classes are designed to use your entire body through working your cardio-respiratory system, using equipment and the water’s resistance to strengthen and tone, and improving balance. 

Classes typically follow this format: warm up, approximately 25-30 minutes of aerobic activity, cool down, muscle strengthening (often abdominal), and stretch. This format may change per the instructor and class needs. Depending on the instructor, this class can range from moderate to high intensity.

Water aerobics classes enroll participants that have many levels of muscle strength and ability; a beginner can take this class alongside a veteran. Exercises are appropriate across fitness levels.