March 08, 2025

5 Benefits of Water Workouts (plus a High Intensity Pool Workout)

March 08, 2025/ Margot Rutigliano

Water workouts are often underrated, but they offer incredible benefits for people of all fitness levels. Whether you’re looking for a low-impact option, a way to add resistance to your workouts, or an opportunity to challenge yourself with high-intensity movements, the pool is a fantastic tool for exercise. Water workouts can also be a great way to cross-train, offering a refreshing change from traditional land-based workouts. Plus, they are perfect for vacations or indoor pools during the winter months, ensuring you can stay active year-round. Here are five key benefits of water workouts and a sample high-intensity pool workout to get you started!

September 25, 2024

Discover the Ultimate Pool Workout: HIIT Sessions that Burn Calories and Build Strength

September 25, 2024/ Margot Rutigliano

If you're ready to shake up your fitness routine with something fun, effective, and refreshing, it's time to dive into Pool HIIT—a perfect blend of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and the low-impact benefits of water exercise. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced athlete, these 30 water-based workouts will help you torch calories, build muscle, and boost your endurance—all while enjoying the cooling, joint-friendly environment of the pool.

March 22, 2019

Pool HIIT Workout

March 22, 2019/ Margot Rutigliano

Winter might be coming but indoor pools are great Way to get a high-intensity workout without all of the impact. The best part is, you don’t have to be someone who knows how to swim all of the strokes proficiently (you do need to be able to swim enough so that you aren’t creating a dangerous situation for yourself in the water) in order to workout in the pool. There are plenty of moves like high knees, butt kicks, squats, lunges and so much more that you can do to get a great workout in the pool especially in shallow water. And if you’re in an area where it’s still warm, then a pool or even the ocean (on a flat surface barring any marine life) will work just perfectly.

March 22, 2019

HIIT Bodyweight Workout

March 22, 2019/ Margot Rutigliano

One of the things I love the most about bodyweight workouts is that you can do them anywhere. So whether you’re at home, on the road, at a local park or a friend’s house, you can do these anytime. No equipment needed (or very little).

I feel like our retreat guests are always fretting over getting to the gym. Well, most of the people I talk to regarding health and fitness have a common issue – “It’s just so hard to get to the gym most of the time”. Let’s face it, we’re all living in a time starved world. Between work, family, friends, vacation, general life duties and anything else in-between, it’s hard to find time for yourself.