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WATER
provides 12 times more resistance than air!
WATER WALKING
for one-half hour is equal to approximately 2 hours of walking
on land.
When in waist
deep WATER, a person weighs approximately
one-half of their normal land weight.
When in neck-deep
WATER, a person weighs approximately
90% less!!!
WATER
walking is safe even for people with physical limitations;
WATER supports 90% of your body
weight.
WATER provides
14% more resistance than land.
WATER works
more than one muscle at a time.
WATER
provides increases strength development due to decreased gravity.
WATER
reduces the use of braces or other physical aids, resulting
in faster recovery.
WATER
improves balance while moving and while in an upright standing
or sitting position.
WATER prevents
or slows atrophy of weakened muscles due to increased stimulation,
circulation, and movement.
WATER
provides faster ambulation and less risk of injury than on
land.
In WATER
the joints can be moved through a wider range of motion without
excess pressure and long-term flexibility can be achieved.
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