Aerobics: water:
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Let's take a closer look at this exercise program called water aerobics. Basically, aerobics is any exercise that increases a body's heart rate long enough to benefit the body. Walking, swimming, jogging, and dancing are all forms of aerobic exercise. Water aerobics allows a person to get the same benefits as these other type of aerobic activity, but with some advantages.
Water aerobics can conform to almost any individual needs, abilities or restrictions. You can adjust the size and speed of your movements to change the level of exertion that best fits your needs. Water aerobics allows every joint and muscle to be used at the same time. Water aerobics can be done no matter what your age, weight or physical fitness level is because water keeps the body buoyant and therefore does not unduly stress the joints and muscles. When doing water aerobics, it is the water, not your legs, that supports your weight. This fact does make water aerobics or other types of water exercise wonderful for people who have suffered orthopedic injuries. Water aerobics is a great exercise for senior citizens, including those with more brittle bones.
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Aerobics: water
This activity burns approximately
348 calories per hour for an average, 145-pound person.
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