Thera-Band Padded Aquatic Hand Bars

• "buoyant dumbbells" provide resistance or flotation support
• foam covered handle for a softer and easier grip under water
• light: 10" long with 1" wide foam rings; red label; ships 8 pairs per case at 9 lbs.
• medium: 12" long with 2 1/2" wide foam rings; green label; ships 6 pairs per case at 8 lbs.
• heavy: 15" long with 4" wide foam rings; blue label; ships 4 pairs per case at 8 lbs.
• foam "rings" at the end of the bar add the resistance or buoyancy

Force required to submerge hand bar:
Light - 2.5 lbs.
Medium - 4 lbs.
Heavy - 6 lbs.

Who can use it? Anyone who would like to increase their general fitness level by increasing the intensity of the exercise program. These pieces of equipment primarily work against the force of buoyancy. However, they can also be moved through the water creating resistance from the drag forces based on the position of the equipment and the frontal surface area. This makes them ideal to increase the intensity of the exercise program.

Who should not use them? People beginning an aquatic fitness program should only use this equipment if they have the trunk stability to control the equipment rather than the equipment controlling them.