About two months ago I started to see posts on Facebook about something called “FloatFit” from a company called Aqua Physical. It looked like a class that combined yoga / pilates / HIIT training into one, with one very distinct difference. The class took place on water in a swimming pool!
A couple of instructors at DW Sports, the gym I’m a member of posted that they were going for training and we should expect to see the class available for booking soon. We were warned though that places would be limited, due to the size of the pool and number of floats.
It was another 6 weeks before I was able to book on a class. You literally have to be online at 8am of the morning bookings open for the coming weeks’ classes. Anyway, the wait was sooo worth it. Although I spent a good 50% of that first class in the pool and not on the float, I could feel the effects of the workout.
I now try to get to at least two classes a week and set myself goals for each week.
Week 1: stay on the float for longer than the warm up (Done!)
Week 2: stay on the float for the duration of the rocker move and be able to squat and jump on the float (Done!)
This week, I wanted to be able to do the squats sideways on the float. It’s quite difficult to explain, but initially we only did squats standing across the width of the float, facing forward. When we moved to standing longways facing the side, I could not stay on the float at all.
The class on Thursday had a lot of sideways squats and after the 3rd round I did manage to stay on the float, but only managed at best half a dozen squats.
In today’s class, success!! I had already fallen in the pool so when it came to switching the squat moves from front to side, I decide to jump the transition. It worked, and although I did fall in once, I successfully managed to jump into the transitions for a full 360 degree turn around the float, not just for one round but two!!
All I have to do now is see if that success continues with next week’s class.
In the meantime the remaining goals include:
- Jump the burpee moves
- Complete full push ups
- Complete mountain climber without needing the odd pause
- Perform the higher version side plank
I’m sure the instructors will add more moves to the routines, so more may well need to be added to this list.
It’s such a fun class and a really great workout, so if you ever have the opportunity to try it out, I’d highly recommend it!
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