Fitness, Prevention, and aquatics exercises/fitness

Medical interpreting can take place in many situations. One of the scenarios could be rehabilitation after a surgery or simply a fitness encounter to prevent disease.

In any case, we will focus today on aquatics fitness because it is both healing and fitness advanced. It helps prevent injuries, and it is a safer environment.

Many of the interpreting situations may take place in the unusual space of water.

We cannot continue the chapter without the instruction of one of the leaders in water fitness

http://ruthsova.com

She works closely with the Aquatics https://aeawave.org, where she imparts lessons on water rehabilitation.

Dr. Diana Mabel Ruggiero has developed an aquatics course, aqualinda, where she creates entire classes with music and exercises for the betterment of the participants. Aqualinda is teaching unique water fitness for everyone, focusing on DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion). One of the unique elements of aqualinda is that the instructor combines the exercises and then adds the music to match the exercises and not the other way around.

For example, if an exercise has a running portion, she might choose the song “hit the road Jack” where participants have to run!

Another aspect of Aqualinda is that students sing along and have fun, creating a positive environment and lessening any mental burden to the condition they might have.

Different types of activities you can do in the water:

Ai chi

“Ai Chi was developed in 1993 by Jun Konno, owner of the Aquadynamics Institute in Yoko- Hama. He created Ai Chi as preparation for Watsu, which is based on stretching meridians and creating a balance between yin and yang, according to the philosophy of Masunaga.1 At this time, Ai Chi consists of 19 movements or katas. (Lambeck 1)

This type of practice brings balance and connection among the participants, bringing a unique flow of energy to the participants.

Lambeck, Johan, and Anne Bommer. “Ai Chi®: applications in clinical practice.” Comprehensive aquatic therapy, 3rd ed. Washington State University Publishing (2010).

Shallow water fitness

Participants are in a class in the water; their feet touch the ground. The class can include equipment like buoyancy weights and noodles.

Deep water fitness

Students are in the deep end with buoyancy belts and move in the deep end of the pool, following a series of exercises.

Water bikes

There are a series of water bicycles you can place underwater, and students follow the teacher’s lead. 

Water platforms

These boards float, and students have to stand on them for equilibrium.

Jumping/Aqua trampoline

They go underwater, and participants jump on them to do exercises.

Interpreting Exercise #11 (Video)

TASKS

Compare and contrast the two situations shown in the video below.

Check your understanding of what each person says using captions.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. The following video has 2 situations: A & B. Please watch both situations carefully.
2. Next, watch the captioned video
   • Note since the video is in both Spanish and English, you need to watch the specially captioned video containing captions in both languages.
     • do not just turn captions on in YouTube!
3. Write a short paragraph, create a video, OR a graphic comparing and contrasting situations A & B.
   • Indicate which situation you would choose for your professional practice.
   • Briefly describe how/if the captions helped you.
     • Did you miss any information? If so, why?

Video without Captions

Video with Captions in Spanish and English