Product Description
by Jane Katz (Author), Timothy M. Johnson (Editor)
This manual is a unique approach to teaching swimming and improving fitness levels to adults that may be veterans seeking to transition from the military to civilian life. Others may have a fear of water that needs an individual approach to expand their enjoyment of life. Still others may have disabilities that water exercises can bring relief to their lives through challenges and playful activities. Our manatee float with every muscle in your body totally relaxed can help those with arthritic joints find relief or our Zero-G suspension is as close to weightlessness as you can get here on earth.
The author, Dr. Jane Katz is a lifelong swimming instructor acknowledged by FINA as a contributor to aquatic sports and swimmer of merit, a member of the 1964 demonstration team for Synchroized Swimming at the Tokyo Olympics, multiple awards from the International Swimming Hall of Fame, has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Presidents Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition. She holds a doctorate (Ed.D.) in Gerontology from Columbia University with a dissertation on Master Swimming. She is the author of 16 books on all aspects of swimming. One of her first books, "The W.E.T. Workout" (Water Exercise Techniques) could be credited as the source of the Water Exercise classes that swept the nation in the eighties and are still a part of every swimming pool programs today. She was been awarded "Outstanding Teacher Award" by John Jay College and a Distinguish Educator Award by her fellow alumnus of the City College of New York One of her most touching personal awards was after the pandemic, when a senior Y member saw her for the first time post-pandemic and said, "Jane, you've changed my life!".
You can too.
