Water Fitness Progressions

Christine Alexander has been a water fitness instructor since 1993. She instructs aquatics classes for the Parks and Recreation Department for Plano, Texas, and teaches an introductory course for water fitness instructors for the Parks and Recreation Department in McKinney, Texas. She is a nationally certified water fitness instructor through the Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA) and an instructor-trainer through the United States Water Fitness Association (USWFA). Alexander is the author of Water Fitness Lesson Plans and Choreography (Human Kinetics, 2011), regularly contributes articles to AEA's AKWA magazine, is an AEA CEC provider, and is a board member for the Metroplex Association of Aquatic Professionals in Dallas, Texas. Alexander lives in Plano, Texas, with her husband, Jim. In her free time, she enjoys weight training, cooking healthy meals, and organic gardening.

• Part I. Shallow-Water ExerciseChapter 1. Shallow-Water Periodization Stages Chapter 2. List of Shallow-Water Exercises and Cues Chapter 3. Shallow-Water Lesson Plans for Classes With a Single Objective Chapter 4. Shallow-Water Lesson Plans for Classes With Two Objectives Part II. Deep-Water ExerciseChapter 5. Deep-Water Periodization Stages Chapter 6. Deep-Water Exercises and Cues Chapter 7. Deep-Water Lesson Plans for Classes With a Single Objective Chapter 8. Deep-Water Lesson Plans for Classes With Two Objectives