Optima Pool Bike

Why pool biking?

• A continuous workout of the major muscles of the lower body Gluteals Quadriceps, Hamstrings, etc.), the biggest users of oxygen, pedaling at a steady rhythm on a stationary bike will stimulate and reinforce cardio respiratory capacity and burn calories.
• However, in open air, bikes are not appropriate for everyone since it affects the joints and becomes quickly tiring. So people often quit.
• It is completely different with a pool bike thanks to the many advantages of water:
• Weightlessness: the body weighs much less in water, only 1/5th of its weight
• Warm water (82-88 F) is relaxing and stimulating, the heart rate slows down by 10%, the heart is resting
• The hydrodynamic resistance of the water allows for soft braking while pedaling. Only the acceleration increases the energy expenditure, the effort is easily measurable, the low-impact exercise doesn’t put the joints under much stress
• By combining the movement with the hydrostatic pressure, equal on all the body parts, a blood drainage massage is created. This massage accelerates the elimination of the toxins from the muscles. The lactic acid, responsible for the feeling of fatigue, is immediately eliminated in the bloodstream.
• See scientific articles – comparative study on the elimination of fatigue toxins, advantage to immersion. see the scientific articles 

Why aquacycling is so effective against cellulite

• Cellulite is a cluster of cells containing fat and water imprisoned in a fibrous network with an unsightly orange-peel look
• It is resistant to diets and traditional physical activity
• The results obtained by aquacycling come from a combination of 3 factors:

1. Massage from the eddies generated by pedalling, which breaks down the orange-peel structure

2. Drainage due to the hydrostatic pressure, which mobilizes the fat and eliminates it in the circulation

3. Exertion, which burns fats

Fully enjoy your bike with a free DVD demonstrating 30 aquabiking exercises.

Maintenance

• The bike does not require any particular maintenance in waters with a controlled pH of 7.2 to 7.4, check regularly the condition of the consumables (suction cups, feet straps, saddle)

Specific recommendations

• If the bike is used in waters very high in chlorine, salt or minerals, it needs to be regularly sprayed with the Antirust marine delivered with the bike.
Instructions included with the bike

• Total weight: 42 lbs., dimensions: 39.5’ x 30’ x 55’

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2 Years for the Frame

3 Months for the suction cups, seat and foot straps