Water Aerobics Equipment - Leg Fins
Water Exercises, Water Running, Aqua Jogging
~ shinfin™ Aqua Fitness ~

If you are interested in water aerobics and new water exercise equipment for aqua aerobics, deep water running (aqua jogging), aqua fitness etc., then this page is for you. I describe the wide ranging benefits of shinfin™ swim fins to enhance many water exercises.

Good water exercise equipment should exercise the big muscles in your thighs, buttocks, stomach and torso without straining your feet, ankles, Achilles tendons and calf muscles. Your water aerobics equipment should benefit upright posture aqua aerobics exercises like deep water running, aqua jogging, water walking and other aqua fitness exercises and aqua stretching programs. Good water aerobics gear should also work for water exercises lying on your front or back, with or without flotation belts, noodles and kickboards. It should help you with slower resistance exercises through to faster exercise movements. Good water aerobics equipment should also benefit your cardiovascular fitness and help reduce unwanted fat. The better your water exercise equipment works for you, the more you will enjoy your aqua aerobics and aqua fitness programs.

I have designed shinfin™ swim fins to offer all these water exercise benefits and more. They achieve this by connecting power directly to your legs, above your ankle joints. This transfers your water aerobics workout to the big muscles in your thighs, buttocks, stomach and torso - the muscles you most want to exercise. With shinfin™ swim fins, your feet, ankles, Achilles tendons and calf muscles are comfortable and not strained like they are with foot flippers. So shinfin™ swim fins help you exercise the right muscles without damaging other parts of your body. This is why shinfin™ swim fins are a true evolution for water aerobics and water fitness programs.

When used for swimming exercises on your front or back, shinfin™ swim fins can also help you to swim with a smooth, efficient and streamlined stroke like good swimmers use. This is because they guide you to exercise the same muscle sequence that good swimmers use for freestyle, backstroke and butterfly. So, as well as their many advantages for water aerobics, shinfin™ swim fins can improve your natural swimming too.

shinfin™ ~ Exercise the right muscles
~ water exercises for thighs, buttocks and stomach
~ reduce fat in thighs, buttocks and stomach
~ water exercises for core muscles in torso and back
~ rebuild muscle tone and strength
~ improve cardiovascular fitness and capacity
~ increase aqua aerobics fitness and stamina

shinfin™ ~ For many water exercises
~ water exercises with or without flotation equipment
~ deep water running, aqua jogging, water-walking
~ treading water exercises and “egg beater” kick
~ ideal for new aquarobics routines
~ water aerobics with slow, medium or fast kicks
~ adjust fin position on leg to match your exercise
~ leg fins give support for arm exercises

shinfin™ ~ Water aerobics with comfort
~ leg fins connect power direct to your legs
~ relaxed, comfortable feet and ankles
~ relaxed, comfortable calf muscles and Achilles tendons
~ easy to walk at the pool side
~ easy to get into and out of the pool
~ easy to manoeuvre in the pool

shinfin™ ~ Improve swimming technique
~ for freestyle, backstroke, butterfly (not breaststroke)
~ teach swimming fitness with correct technique
~ strengthen same muscles as without fins
~ horizontal, streamlined swimming position
~ natural kick action feels great
~ your feet move like without fins
~ your ankles flex like without fins
~ extra speed from up and down kicks
~ legs lift horizontal, even for slow swimming
~ avoid bent knee "bicycle kick"
~ for full stroke and kick-only exercises
~ exercise with or without a kickboard

shinfin™ ~ Water Exercises ~ More from the inventor/designer
The advantages of shinfin™ swim fins aplly to water exercises and aqua aerobics for all levels of fitness. These benefits arise because I designed shinfin™ swim fins to match natural streamlined kicking for freestyle, backstroke and fly. Since about 1990, I have developed over 50 prototypes. I have studied swimmers with shinfin™ swim fins, with foot flippers and without any fins, using underwater video equipment and biomechanical analysis. Testing has included beginner and intermediate swimmers through to elite swimmers at the Australian Institute of Sport and in the Australian Olympic Team. Testing has also included physically and intellectually disabled swimmers. I found that the same shinfin™ design biomechanics apply to all swimmers who wish to do a natural streamlined kick, and that these same design biomechanics are also suited to many water aerobics exercises.

For water aerobics exercises, you feel the power of shinfin™ swimming fins coming from the big muscles in your upper legs, buttocks, stomach and torso (without straining your feet, ankles and calf muscles like foot flippers). I designed them to work like this because these are the muscles you use for good "no-fins" swimming. I then found that this design also benefits water aerobics exercises done in an upright posture such as deep water running, aqua jogging, water walking, rehabilitation and many other aqua exercises that benefit from extra water resistance on the front of the leg. They can of course also be used for water exercises lying on your front or back. If you swim with them, you feel how they help to keep your body horizontal for less drag. You feel how they guide you to kick from your hips, with only a little knee-bend, and give the correct body balance to support your arm stroke. That is why they improve your "no-fins" swimming fitness, technique (arms too) and speed. Whether using shinfin™ swim fins for swimming or other water exercises, you can feel that you are exercising the right muscles and strengthening a good natural movement. I offer you shinfin™ biomechanically advanced swim fins, an evolution for your water exercise program.

Foot flippers cannot give the same water exercise benefits basically because they attach to your feet. They stiffen and cramp your feet and ankles, and disrupt water flow. Foot flippers change your body position and stress your ankle, knee and hip joints. You can feel how foot flippers work more from your calf muscles and ankles. They don't exercise your your upper legs, buttocks, stomach and torso like shinfin™ swim fins do. This is why foot flippers cannot give you the same water aerobics benefits.

shinfin™ ~ More water aerobics testimonials


Have tried the fins a couple of times and they felt much better the second time. I found that walking in them was quite good as was sitting on a 'noodle' and doing a cycling action with my legs. Have enjoyed swimming with the fins. Afer one recent swim I tried a normal pair of flippers on and found them quite hard work on my ankle that is still aching at the end of the day! No such problems with shinfin™ fins. They also happen to fit in the swimming bag a bit easier too! – Vicki from Sandy Bay, Tasmania.


I'm really enjoying the fins. I use the fins fairly regularly when lap swimming (as I'm doing some shoulder rehab for an injury) so it helps me keep up my momentum while doing my training laps. I definitely notice that my kicking action is getting stronger and is more consistent when I don't use the fins, which is great. – Alex from Red Hill, Australia.


I'd like you to know what your shinfin™ fins have done for me. Sixteen months ago I had major back surgery and along with hydrotherapy decided to take up swimming. I am mature aged and had not been swimming for some 30 odd years. I found I am unable to use ordinary flippers as they tend to make me bend my back when kicking, causing pain. Your fins made it possible for me to learn to swim high in the water with minimal leg movement. They also strengthened my back and lower abdominal muscles by encouraging me to kick with a straighter leg than I would normally. I have also enjoyed walking in the pool. When walking I leave my fins on and they encourage me to stabilize my core muscle and carry myself up tall and straight. I don't have to lift my feet any higher than my normal gait. I am very impressed with your shinfin™ fins and believe they have played a major role in my recovery. I highly recommend them for anyone in my position and see many benefits for people with a variety of physical challenges. Once again "Thank you" for a wonderful product. – Diane from Queensland, Australia.