Please help us improve by taking this 10-question survey, if you have not already. Chris will be back with two more videos this fall, including Athletic Sport Conditioning and Dude Moves вЂ“ Wall & HIIT. If you like his more athletic style of water exercise, be sure to check out Extreme Aqua and Extreme Aqua 2, both of which also include the use of noodles and hand buoys. Webbed gloves can be added for extra challenge.Д¬hris uses rhythmic movement to reduce the heart rate, stretch muscles and restore the body to pre-exercise conditions.ДЇitmotivation and Poolfit extend a hearty welcome back to Chris. Who needs equipment when you have water? Chris effectively demonstrates that the waterвЂ™s resistance IS equipment with some powerful exercise that challenge the heart, the core and the lower body with big moves that are mostly low-impact. Known for their creative use of the pool wall, both Jenni Lynn and Chris keep finding new ways to athletically challenge their students with wall work. Three exercises are performed in two circuits. The cardio action kicks into high gear with some high intensity interval training (HIIT). Manhattan lap pools tend to be chilly and so he usually offers a more vigorous and extended warm-up.

вЂњJenni Lynn loved some of these intense variations I created and started adding them in her classes and the members loved them and she started getting younger and more fit people in her classes.вЂќ Watch Chris explain how he become involved with water exercise in this Facebook Live video celebrating Fitmotivation's 5 year anniversary.Д¬hris starts the workout with some high energy sprints to get the body warmed up. Before long he says he fell in love with water exercise and started playing with the moves during Jenni LynnвЂ™s classes to make them more intense. вЂњI started taking Jenni LynnвЂ™s classes and was often the only man in the class,вЂќ says Chris. His wife, Jenni Lynn Patterson LaCour, another subscriber favorite, encouraged him to get in the water as a means of regaining his strength. Injured in a snowboarding accident 11 years ago, Chris spent months rehabbing his back and suffered a complete loss of strength on his right side. вЂњIf a move is too challenging for a student, I have them do their favorite, most challenging exercise that they enjoy while other participants complete the current move,вЂќ says Chris. In general, Chris does teach to a younger audience in Manhattan but still has plenty of older students. Known for doing just that, Chris LaCour teaches classes in New York City and has become a favorite of subscribers because he offers participants and instructors more intense programming options. These active agers want instructors who teach вЂњupвЂќ and provide options to intensify the workout.

The вЂњolder adultвЂќ demographic is now largely comprised of Baby Boomers, which were the most athletic generation by far. The aquatic fitness industry has very much evolved and a new generation of participants are demanding more advanced and challenging programming. Water exercise classes are still mostly attended by older adults, but donвЂ™t tell these aqua enthusiasts that their вЂњsportвЂќ is any less of a workout than other forms of exercise. HeвЂ™s back with Xtreme Aqua 3, a workout that features athletic exercises divided into three segments, HIIT, Wall & Strength. Chris LaCour has been challenging this stigma with his Extreme Aqua workout videos.

Aquatic fitness participants and instructors get ticked off when others claim that you canвЂ™t get as good of a workout in the pool as you do in the gym.

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