When writing my previous innovative activity blog posts, I seemed to disregard water sports and activities in general. I just got interested during registration for classes next semester because I am taking Water Sports with Dr. Holland. Being in water offers many therapeutic benefits. It allows people who are paralyzed or need a lot of support when walking, sitting or standing to feel free. Their joints, nerves and limbs are suspended in the water allowing all the pressure off of them. Being in water also allows the client or patient to be freely moving. I their legs are paralyzed they can be put in a floating device that allows them to use their arms to move around and be mobile. The list of benefits goes on; creates more flexibility, reduces pain, the water supports and massages body throughout activity, water exercise is just as effective of land exercise but without the sweat, you burn more calories during and after activity, reduces stress, reduces blood pressure and risk of injury, and of course is more fun!
Water Activities
You can adapt water games, activities, and sports for any population. As far as who it would be more beneficial for is probably: geriatrics, people with physical diabilities, and people who have a hard time moving around such as being paralyzed. Just because the benefits are focused on flexibility and movement. Overall, it's a pretty inexpensive activity all you would need is a pool and some pool toys but they aren't that much money and it depends on the activity that you are doing.
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