The Unknown Swimmer's Water Aerobics Regimen
Who is the Unknown Swimmer? That’s unknown. But who the heck cares? He has developed a 20-minute aquatic exercise regimen that he finds so helpful that he does it daily. It helps fibromyalgia, hyperaesthesia, PTSD, whiplash, collapsed and/or herniated spinal disc symptoms, myofascial pain, TMJ, and even allergies, in his experience, and works better than medicine, exercise equipment, or anything else, especially if combined with massages and special back stretching exercises.The big reason this regimen works is that it uses a lot of muscles (gently), gives a reasonable amount of exercise, and uses the therapeutic value of zero gravity. He repeats a few moves and varies arm motions until he gets in 30 minutes a day, but you may not have the time. If you do, take it!
Any flotation device that keeps you floating with your head above water when you're still and not treading water will give you the zero gravity effect. If you want or need to give leg muscles an extra workout, use aerobic shoes as well. They will increase water resistance 2 or 3 times.
The Unknown Swimmer never goes in the water without a flotation device that allows him to float and this relaxes the collapsed and herniated spinal discs. (It is good to ask a back doctor for back stretching exercises tailored for each individual patient according to his needs, so that the muscles around injured areas can strengthen and thereby act as a better back support system. If you have no injuries but merely find the zero gravity water environment relaxes sore back muscles, that’s okay too.) Another reason the Unknown Swimmer uses zero gravity is because, unlike with swimming, his body can remain relatively vertical in the water, thereby avoiding strain to injured neck areas. Swimming and dog-paddling makes one constantly hold up one’s head and neck, which can be counterproductive to neck health, depending on the type of injuries and their permanence status.
To use the following regimen, study the diagrams and videos (all VERY short and all accessible for running by just double-clicking the mouse button when your cursor is on the silly picture of the Unknown Swimmer demonstrating the move diagrammed to the left of the picture, or by clicking a play button in Windows Media Player). *DISCLAIMER
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*Disclaimer
Neither this website, the company that owns it, nor the Unknown Swimmer take any responsibility for the results obtained by anyone deciding to be guided by the information offered on this site. We make no claims and have no degrees in any health related field. The information herein is offered on an as-is basis not as medical advice but as information merely representing what the Unknown Swimmer has learned about hydrotherapy and zero gravity aquatic aerobics over years of practicing this regimen. Every case is different, so ideas applied to one person's problems will have a different response than the same ideas applied to another person's problems. Therefore, rather than advising anything, this site, its owners, and the Unknown Swimmer are simply reporting what works in THEIR experience, and are not implying this regimen will therefore work for any other person's problems. What we ARE advising, however, is that anyone who likes what they see on this site should bring its ideas to the attention of his physician and see if said physician feels that any of the ideas herein might be constructively applied to their particular set of symptoms, needs, problems, and pains. CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE USING THE REGIMEN CONTAINED HEREIN, OR ANY OTHER EXERCISE REGIMEN.
Navigate the tough waters of the healthcare industry with a master degree in nursing.
Neither this website, the company that owns it, nor the Unknown Swimmer take any responsibility for the results obtained by anyone deciding to be guided by the information offered on this site. We make no claims and have no degrees in any health related field. The information herein is offered on an as-is basis not as medical advice but as information merely representing what the Unknown Swimmer has learned about hydrotherapy and zero gravity aquatic aerobics over years of practicing this regimen. Every case is different, so ideas applied to one person's problems will have a different response than the same ideas applied to another person's problems. Therefore, rather than advising anything, this site, its owners, and the Unknown Swimmer are simply reporting what works in THEIR experience, and are not implying this regimen will therefore work for any other person's problems. What we ARE advising, however, is that anyone who likes what they see on this site should bring its ideas to the attention of his physician and see if said physician feels that any of the ideas herein might be constructively applied to their particular set of symptoms, needs, problems, and pains. CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE USING THE REGIMEN CONTAINED HEREIN, OR ANY OTHER EXERCISE REGIMEN.
Navigate the tough waters of the healthcare industry with a master degree in nursing.