Speedo Unisex Swim Aqua Fitness Barbell

I bought these after trying a similar product in a water aerobics class, and am completely happy with them. They are well-constructed and provide great resistance for my exercise program. I have used them every day for a 1.5 hour workout since they arrived about six weeks ago. I have an arthritic hip, and even walking was painful at the beginning of the summer. I finally had daily access to a swimming pool, and tried a class using hand buoys. It was immediately clear to me that I could build strength and range of motion in the pool, and I've tailored a program to strengthen the hip and hopefully push off a hip replacement into the future. While my main focus is my hip, the hand buoys help me maintain balance, and I find that I'm getting a good upper-body workout with these in the bargain! My hip has improved markedly. I no longer depend on a grocery cart for support walking through stores; my husband has remarked that I'm parking further from our destinations; when I started I couldn't do a single frog-kick in the pool due to the pain of the "snap," and now I'm doing eight laps of frog kicks, using the hand buoys to do "pushups" "rowing" or curls as I "swim."

They worked great and are very helpful to exercise at the pool.

They were better than anticipated, they give you a better water workout than others I have tried

I like these - they provide good resistance. I gave 4 instead of 5 stars because 1) one of them takes on a little water each time I use them, and there's no way to pop the little endcaps off to empty it, and 2) I'm not a fan of red! But great price and functional. UPDATE: I read another review and tried out the emptying method - totally works. When you get out of the pool, stand them up. They completely drain in probably 15-30 minutes or so. Also, a few people have asked - I'd say these are on the lighter side of medium resistance. If you're pretty fit, these might prove disappointing...

Adds resistance. Ready for use immediately right out of box. The pair is Not heavy. Excellent quality. I can use the pair for deep water exercise. I am 5’7” adult. I won’t be buying a noodle, will not need it. Comfortable and smooth to skin. Don’t buy X-large, or jumbo. These are exactly right.

I love this product. The barbells are fantastic in the pool. They give me a good workout. I have good resistance with them. I can do biceps triceps lap pulls. They’re very versatile and they don’t break down in a year. Matter fact my first set I had for five years

I have use barbells previously at the gym and wanted something for at home in the pool. Had someone else in my neighborhood who purchased the same ones. She said she had to use crazy glue on the ends due to red caps popping out a little but no issues since. I do not see that as an issue and quick fix if ever needed. Used them today but did not notice any issues. They worked great for me. I loss a lot of musle tone with a lot of weight loss so need to tone my arms up. Those esp women not looking to get as tone might try a smaller size. I might as well just to try out and use from time to time. I feel the price is great and so are the barbells. Really glad I purchased them and recommend them to most women and all men. 5'3", 122 lbs just so you know I am rather small now but have had strength on my side naturally all my life.

These "barbells" weigh only about a pound. But, underwater they provide considerably more resistance. How much more? About 25 lbs worth. You can buy aqua fitness "weights" (I think resistance bars are a more appropriate term) that offer more resistance, but none can beat the price of these from Speedo. And if you aren't reasonably fit before using them, you will find an hour of use in a typical aqua class will be fairly challenging. It is worth noting that floatations resistance bars like these are different from the fanned plastic versions found in most gyms. Those work by using the resistance of the water as you push and pull through it. These however, work by forcing them under. Therefore, the biggest difference is you have resistance in only one direction. The practical effect is that you work the opposite muscles that you would on land. Thus, arm curls work triceps, not biceps, when done with these resistance bars. And tricep curls work the biceps. That said, these will significantly to your aqua workout and are well worth the purchase.price.

son justo del tamaño que esperaba y cumplen super bien su funcion

WE use them every day for water aerobics. Excellent product

Great quality

Great product would buy again

these are great and work really well