I was looking for a less intense form of exercise and joined a swim class for older adults. I was surprised by how well I fit in with the other attendees; they were social butterflies. I enjoy taking ...

Water aerobics performed for more than 10 weeks can effectively reduce body weight and trim waist size in overweight and obese individuals, with particularly strong results in adults aged 45 and older ...

If it is a weekday, 84-year-old Marilyn Specht can be found at the pool. The Englewood resident is a regular at the Kleptz branch of the YMCA of Greater Dayton, where she takes water exercise classes ...

Back in the 1980s and 1990s, when many of today’s older adults were in their 40s, aerobics classes were all the rage. Nowadays this demographic is still taking aerobics — the only difference is that ...

Active Aging is weekly series that provides wellness tips and creative living ideas for the active aging lifestyle. Water aerobics is a fun way for aging adults to stay active and fit. It’s also ...

Discover the joint-friendly pool exercise recommended by Mayo Clinic to effectively build leg strength for older adults.

Among adults – including millions of baby boomers – water aerobics is becoming a popular way of keeping fit. For people of any age who’ve sustained joint injuries, have arthritic pains or osteoporosis ...

If the treadmill or elliptical doesn't appeal to you, you can don your swimsuit and try water aerobics. The pool-based exercises are particularly beneficial for older adults and others who don't want ...

Water/aqua aerobics for 10 or more weeks at a time can trim waist size and aid weight loss, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the open access journal BMJ Open This ...

The benefits of water aerobics include improved cardio fitness and lean muscle mass. Read on to learn more, plus try a sample workout. As a former competitive swimmer who also played water polo and ...

Reassess cancelation the adult deep water aerobics class at Kihei Aquatics Center. There is absolutely no reason for the cancellation. The regular contingent of swimmers and water aerobics ...

When I signed up for a water aerobics class for older adults, I felt embarrassed — I was about 30 years younger than everyone else. I'd recently moved in with my parents because I became disabled with ...