{"id":178,"date":"2011-11-22T20:27:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T20:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.workplaceinteractors.com\/theinteraction\/?p=178"},"modified":"2011-11-22T20:36:10","modified_gmt":"2011-11-22T20:36:10","slug":"practice-and-the-water-workout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.workplaceinteractors.com\/theinteraction\/2011\/11\/22\/practice-and-the-water-workout\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice and the water workout"},"content":{"rendered":"
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photo: D Sharon Pruitt<\/p><\/div>\n

I’ve been doing a lot of physical therapy lately for a wonky shoulder, and much of my workout takes place in a pool. \u00a0As I was splashing around the other day, I got to thinking about what makes water exercise so very effective. \u00a0I realized that its two big properties also apply to the practice we design.<\/p>\n

1. \u00a0Support<\/p>\n

Water’s the original anti-gravity chamber. \u00a0According to aquatic therapist Carolyn Collman<\/a>,<\/p>\n

the buoyancy of the water naturally offsets gravity. In waist-deep water you are about 50% of your body weight, at chest-depth you\u2019re 35%. In deep water you\u2019re weightless and you can literally \u201coff-load\u201d your entire musculo-skeletal system by wearing a flotation belt or using a noodle. Buoyancy also increases range of motion of joints and muscles, further facilitating movement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In our form of practice, the Interactors provide the support, just like water. \u00a0We give you a realistic situation to handle, but we’re carrying a lot of the weight, in these ways:<\/p>\n