Aqua fitness, also known as water-based exercise, is a form of physical activity performed in a pool. It includes a variety ...

It's 7:30 on a winter Tuesday morning, and at an indoor pool in Melbourne's east, a 96-year-old instructor is gently revving up his charges to perform an enthusiastic underwater can-can.

The water pressure of the pool helps in better blood circulation. The resistance supplied by water is around 12 times greater ...

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 ...

Regular exercise in the water – such as aqua Zumba, yoga or aerobics – trims waistlines, research suggests. Experts found sticking to a water-based exercise plan for around 12 weeks or more ...