Movement.Melody.Water.

Is there one workout a…

✅A Pregnant woman           ✅A Crossfitter

✅An Adult 70+ years old     ✅Anyone rehabbing an injury 

…can all participate in?

Yes.  H2shO™️ CLASSICAL

H2shO™️ CLASSICAL uses the multi-directional movement possibilities provided by water and the musical textures of symphonic music creates the ultimate mind/body wellness combo. It is a great ACTIVE RECOVERY workout for athletes, perfect for rehabilitation or weekly mind/body relief.

Performing active recovery in a pool helps to reduce soreness, flushes out lactic acid and prevents a drop-off in performance. Your core will receive a deeper workout than you can get on land, improving both posture and balance. 

Classical music has several brain benefits.

• improve your concentration and focus
• lowering levels of the stress hormone cortisol
• improve the ability to learn and recall new information
• increase speed, strength and endurance
• reduce heart rate, blood pressure and lower perceived exertion

As a carefully curated classical music playlist stimulates specific cerebral circuits. Erwin González has created a new aquatic movement form. 

Slow, deliberate and focused movements are performed at roughly 65- to 80-percent intensity. Moving your body through a controlled range of motion without any of the impact inherent in dry land training.

As the original H2shO™️ is centered in the traditions of musical theater, its CLASSICAL companion is an inspired dive into a wide spectrum of music; matching contemporary pieces with classical standbys. A playlist that reflects our current culture and feelings. Think not exclusively of dead composers. 

Past classical music playlists have been curated by influential artists and musicians such as BBC Presenter/Author/Violinist Clemency Burton-Hill, OBE, twice GRAMMY® mininated Musician/Composer Theo Bleckmann & Jazz Musician/Composer/Educator David Hazeltine.

H2shO™️ fitness, created by Erwin R. González, is a musical fitness workout that delivers the Soul of Broadway and the Aliveness of New York City.  

The name H2shO™️ is a portmanteau of the chemical formula of water H2O💦+Broadway show 🎭. It all began as a shallow water, vertical fitness exercise class intended to be "less bootcamp" and more "CAMP". 

As the popularity of this unconventional water aerobics program grew, it soon became a consistently waitlisted program offering at New York City's finest health clubs. Now the one-of-a-kind fitness events are hosted at NYC luxury coops, condos & rental properties. We also present private aquatic events and have a pool class available to all at St Bart's Church.

From humble beginnings, the science-based, soul-nourishing, performance-enhancing musical workout has evolved. We offer more varieties of enter-train-ment experiences, both in-and-out of the water, connecting with athletes of all ages. 

There are two aquatic classes:

• H2shO™️ 
• H2shO™️: CLASSICAL 

There are two on-land iterations:

• Strength & shO Tunes (featured on Good Day New York. )
• shO LIVE! Virtual Workout

Check out the Gallery for photos and videos of all our events.