Aquatic Programs
Lakehead University Pool - Sir Winston Churchill Pool - Volunteer Pool
Aquatic Programs
Lakehead University Pool - Sir Winston Churchill Pool - Volunteer Pool
Lakehead University CJ Saunders Fieldhouse
955 Oliver Road across from the Regional Hospital
POOL - AQUA Fit
DAY(s): Monday Wednesday Friday
TIME: 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Price: $50.00 for DROP IN PASS 10 Classes
- Class lass continues all year long only taking holidays off.
- Join class any time do 1 to 3 times per week.
Register at front desk payment options
- each time or buy 10 PASSES or more passes 1 -3 x week. Open to General Public & Students
NOTE:
Parking is extra pay each time at handy out side machine or buy per monthly to full year.
Watch for new fall program and New Membership options TBA Soon
Description: 3 days a week Mon/Wed/Friday
- Aqua Jogging Mon/Wed -choose deep or shallow water. - option of being tethered or moving with water belts - shallow water has options of deeper water not touching or touching bottom. - Interval training - Tabata, HITT + - proven effective researched based.
- Friday all in shallow water - Aquatic cardio - latin moves like Aqua Zumba - party cardio combos moves with strength resistance training. All major muscle groups incorporated - balanced workout - keeping you moving. FUN
Water exercise Benefits:
- modality
- safe non impact little - no gravity based controlled
- effective improves daily functions.
- increases faster recovery from running or over use from training
- no sweat workout
- buoyant-resistive environment
- range of motion enhanced
- falling is minimized.
- Circulation enhanced
Why Water & What to Expect
Complete workout all components -warm-up cardio - metabolic -strength / resistance training, cool down with dynamic stretching
- opening up joints, releasing tension in muscles ,breath work and more.
- Work at your own pace and intensity options for all in every class.
- Experience a workout better than using weight training, high cardiovascular - low impact. Increase cardiovascular abilities, muscular endurance and strength, flexibility and much much more.
- Work this into your schedule for the best workout you can experience.
- Safe for those with arthritis, recovering from injuries, cancer, heart, joint
Sir Winston Churchill POOL
30 Churchill Drive West
Summer: Aqua BOOT CAMP
DAY: Tuesday Thursday TIME: 8:00 am - 8:45 am
Class Description: Beginner to advanced level: Move safely through the water, with lots of options to meet your personal needs. Balanced muscle, increase strength with this total body workout. Shallow and deep water. Note: offers all the modifications you need to work at your best abilities to Improve functional abilities.
Telephone: (807) 577-2538
FALL PROGRAM: Aquatics Mon / Wed /Fr - 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Sept - June
Volunteer Pool
Location: Martha St. Telephone: (807) 345-5143
Aqua Extravaganza
September to June
DAY(s) & DATES: Monday
TIME: 1:15 - 2:00 pm
Description: Fast moving class lots of aqua dance - combo moves with many options. Aqua Latin similar to Zumba - BOOT Camp - Tabata intervals. Suspension, turbulence helps train heart rate - muscle strength -power - endurance - balance - circulation - flexibility increased. A FUN pool party
Aqua Designs
Why Aquatics is important?
- Heals the Body Mind and Spirit
- Impact is less on injured knees, back, arthritis and much more.
- Balanced workout all muscles are work together providing a complete workout cardiovascular, muscular endurance and strength.
- Flexibility of all joints
- Like Yoga messages all organs for better healing and conditioning.
What's New in Aquatic Research?
Information from Aquatic Fitness & Therapy
- Water buoyancy helps to protect recuperating knees, ankles and hips.
- Great for overweight individuals looking for exercise, but unable to walk far enough out of the water to effectively burn calories.
- Aquatic exercise reduces pain and increases flexibility.
- Water supports and massages the body as you exercise.
- All of the benefits of land exercise-without the sweat.
- Reduced blood pressure, stress and risk of injury.
- Often recommended following surgery to minimize postoperative swelling
- Burn more calories during and after exercise.
- More Fun!!
Who Benefits? Everyone Who Tries It!
- All Ages - youth through older adults
- Males and females
- Athletes such as: runners and marathoners, football, basketball, soccer, rugby players, swimmers, weight lifters, walkers, gymnasts and skiers
- Dancers
- Health and wellness conscious people
- Rehabilitation patients ex: breast cancer, accident recovery, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, cardio, sport injuries and joint rehabilitation
- Weight, strength, stature and mobility challenged people
- Pre and post natal
- Fitness enthusiasts
- Persons looking for cross training
- Persons who are unable to exercise due to weather conditions
What Are The Benefits Of Exercising In Water?
- Multiple muscles can be worked at the same time or you can isolate specific muscles.
- Each participant is able to work at their own intensity unlike land sessions where you feel it is necessary to keep up with the instructor.
- Participants feel safe in the water.
- Feel safe are not going to fall and hurt themselves-
- Can work in water that is at a level comfortable to them. and more