Make the Pool Your Gym No-Impact Water Workouts for Getting Fit, Building Strength and Rehabbing from Injury

The Ultimate Guide To Shaping Up, Losing Weight, And Building Muscle By Working Out Impact Free In Water As injuries from running, lifting and other traditional workouts increase, more and more fitness enthusiasts are turning to water workouts as a better, safer way to get in shape. Now you can to! Packed with over 75 exercises and more than 200 step-by-step photos, Make the Pool Your Gym shows you why pool work is no longer restricted to classes for the elderly and rehabilitation sessions for post-surgery athletes. With exercises for all parts of your body plus plans for underwater running, working out with props, and water stretching, Make the Pool Your Gym provides you with the same strength-building, calorie-blasting benefits as normal exercises but substitutes the inviting fun of water for the jolting pain of land.

Dr. Karl Knopf is the coordinator for the fitness therapist program at Foothill College of California.