To best understand water aerobics, Schenone likes to break it down word by word. "The term 'aerobic' in a fitness setting means the exercise promotes any type of cardiovascular, or heart, conditioning ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Water aerobics is a low-impact exercise that offers cardio, toning, and strengthening with less stress on the body. “You really have to come to the pool to understand water ...

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 ...

Let’s get clear on what water aerobics is. Put simply, it’s any exercise class that’s performed in the water. Technically speaking, the term water aerobics implies a cardio component, but water ...

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 ...

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 ...

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. That’s not exactly what a friend of mine said when she grumbled about doing water aerobics, but I bet that’s what she was thinking, what she was feeling. Me too. Water ...

Water aerobics routines provide a great low-impact workout, especially for older adults and people who don’t want to put too much stress on their joints. According to the Centers for Disease Control ...

Purposeful splishing and splashing can help you trim your waist size and drop excess pounds, a new evidence review has concluded. Water aerobics led to about 6 pounds of weight loss and more than an ...

Water aerobics instructor Jennifer Bonnett talks with participants in the class at the YMCA pool on Friday, October 17, 2025. Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter and get essential ...

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 ...

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 ...