Water-based workouts have long been hailed for their low-impact benefits, but incorporating aquatic equipment like water gloves can take your exercise routine to a whole new level. These lightweight, versatile tools might seem simple, but the added resistance they provide can lead to surprising results—both for fitness gains and overall wellbeing. Let’s look at four ways we’ve seen community members fall in love with using gloves for their water workouts.
1. Build strength
One of the standout benefits that many users have noticed is how water gloves enhance resistance. Even a lightweight material can significantly increase the intensity of movements in the water. By amplifying the natural resistance of the water, gloves help engage muscles more fully, making each stroke or movement more effective. This is a key feature for anyone looking to build strength without the strain of traditional weight-bearing exercises.
2. Improve bone health
For people concerned about bone health, water gloves have an added bonus. Katherine, a member of Wavemakers and avid water exerciser, mentions how she’s working to prevent her osteopenia from progressing and was surprised to learn that the gloves offer benefits for joint health as well. For someone like her, who also enjoys quilting, the added warmth and reduced stress on her joints mean she can keep doing the activities she loves without discomfort. Water exercise, paired with gloves, provides a gentle but effective way to support both bone and joint health—something many people might not initially expect from a pool workout.
3. Reduce aches and pains
Karen, another Wavemakers member, also echoes this sentiment, telling us that her physician was surprised and delighted when her pool workouts helped her increase bone density. She’s noticed fewer aches and pains since adopting water-based resistance exercises and—even better—she feels confident enough to wear sleeveless tops after avoiding them for 15 years. For her, the combination of resistance and low-impact movements has led to functional benefits and a renewed sense of self-confidence.
4. Increase resistance
We even had a former swimming instructor, Christine, tell us how surprised she was by the difference water gloves made. Even in a small pool, she found that gloves elevated her swim and made her workouts more dynamic.
The takeaway
So whether you’re looking to improve joint health, build muscle, or simply make your water workouts more effective, aquatic gloves can offer a range of benefits. These testimonials reveal those small adjustments—like adding gloves—can lead to significant improvements in both performance and physical well-being. So if you’re on the fence about trying them, don’t hesitate. The results speak for themselves!
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