Splash, Clap, Press, Swing.

Full of fantastic physical fitness tips and tricks, Dr. Graham offers pool-goers some effective and enjoyable pool games to get your in tip top shape for the summer.

    1. Splash:One of the all-time favorite exercises of both young and old is to push surface water with sufficient speed that it makes a huge splash. To push water forward 50 or more times at maximum speed, in an effort to throw as much water as possible, is somehow very rewarding and equally as tiring. This exercise is good for your reflexes and muscular endurance, and is superb for stress release.
    2. Clap:Stand in neck-deep water, or spread or bend your legs so that the water is up to your neck. With straight arms held out to the sides, (or bent for beginners) bring your hands together as rapidly as possible. Position hands so as to create the desired resistance, holding them an inch under the surface of the water and creating zero splash. Return arms to the start position as rapidly as possible, again utilizing straight arms and positioning the hands to create water resistance. The faster the movement, the greater the resistance. Excellent for shoulders, chest, and back.
    3. Press:With straight arms, support weight on the edge of the pool, feet in the water, toes touching the wall of the pool. Push downward, raising the tummy and rear as far as it they will go. The toes will rise. If you get your knees out of water, you are doing fairly well. Ease your weight back to the starting position. Repeat 5-10 times. Requires triceps, trapezius, and core strength.
    4. Swing:Stand on one leg, in water deeper than your waist, and swing the other leg without bending at the knee. Front and back, side to side, in big circles, and even diagonally will all prove valuable for the muscles around the entire thigh, glute, and hip regions.
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About Dr. Doug Graham

Dr. Douglas Graham, a lifetime athlete and raw fooder since 1978, is an advisor to world-class and motivated athletes and trainers from around the globe. He has worked professionally with top performers from almost every sport and every field of entertainment, including such notables as tennis legend Martina Navratilova, NBA pro basketball players Ronnie Grandison and Michael Porter Jr., track Olympic sprinter Doug Dickinson, pro women's soccer player Callie Withers, championship bodybuilder Kenneth G. Williams, Chicken Soup for the Soul coauthor Mark Victor Hansen, and actress Demi Moore. As owner of a fasting retreat in the Florida Keys for ten years, Dr. Graham personally supervised thousands of fasts. He was in private practice as a chiropractor for twenty years, before retiring to focus on his writing and speaking. Dr. Graham is the author of many books on health and raw food including The 80/10/10 Diet, The High Energy Diet Recipe Guide, Nutrition and Athletic Performance, Grain Damage, Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries, and his latest, Perpetual Health 365. He has shared his strategies for success with audiences at more than 4,000 presentations worldwide. Recognized as one of the fathers of the modern raw movement, Dr. Graham is the only lecturer to have attended and given keynote presentations at all of the major raw events in the world for each of the last eight years. Dr. Graham has served on the board of governors of the International Association of Professional Natural Hygienists and the board of directors of the American Natural Hygiene Society. He is on the board of advisors of Voice for a Viable Future, Living Light Films, Vegetarian Union of North America, and EarthSave International and serves as nutrition advisor for the magazine Exercise, For Men Only. Dr. Graham is the raw foods and fitness advisor for The801010Forum.com. He taught the Health Educator program at Hippocrates Institute, served as the "source authority" for Harmonious Living, and authors a column for the magazines Get Fresh! and Vibrance (previously known as Living Nutrition). Dr. Graham is the creator of "Simply Delicious" cuisine and director of Health and Fitness Week, which provides Olympic-class training and nutrition for people of all fitness levels in beautiful settings around the world. He will inspire, motivate, educate, and entertain you like no one else in the health movement can.