Aerobic exercise, or cardio, elevates your heart rate with movements that activate your body's large-muscle groups. When done in the water, this type of workout offers many proven benefits, including ...

Water aerobics is a low-impact workout that helps build strength, burn calories, and relieve stress on the joints. Here are 7 exercises to get you started.

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 ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming 659,000 lives annually. The main cause of deadly heart disease is atherosclerosis—a buildup of fatty plaques in your arteries ...

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 ...

WEST LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Many athletes will state training involves heavy lifting and speed work at the gym, but according to professional surfer Laird Hamilton, that won't help in the long run. "A ...

Participating in water aerobics for more than 10 weeks reduced waist size and aided in weight loss in adults with overweight or obesity, a recent meta-analysis showed. Water aerobics is increasingly ...

Kristen Fischer has written for numerous health publications, hospitals, and medical companies, and is a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists. Nick Blackmer is a librarian, ...

Losing interest in an exercise regimen is a situation many fitness enthusiasts have confronted at one point or another. Overcoming a stale workout routine can be simple for young athletes, whose ...