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Tryathlete<br />
The new<br />
water workouts<br />
Spin bikes, kettlebells,<br />
and SUP boards are<br />
just some of the<br />
unconventional pool<br />
toys that are turning<br />
your dip into the<br />
freshest and fiercest<br />
The water-re sist ance effect can crank up your cardio too. “As speed<br />
in creases, the work increases expo nen tially—more so than against<br />
air,” Sanders says. When a group of women did intervals like jogging,<br />
kicking, and jumping in the shallow end, their heart rate averaged<br />
72 to 90 percent of max—in the vigorous to high-intensity exercise<br />
zone—according to a study in the journal The Physician and Sports<br />
Medicine. That’s right where you want to be to burn big calories.<br />
Even taking your routine atop the water surface triggers benefits.<br />
Just keeping yourself steady on a stand-up paddleboard (SUP) can<br />
work stabilizing muscles from abs to calves. And now, yoga isn’t the<br />
only SUP hybrid in which you can net that tightening effect.<br />
Meet the new wave of pool-based classes that will definitely be<br />
your favorite summer fitness fling. →<br />
84 JULY/AUGUST <strong>2017</strong> SHAPE.COM
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