The Best Water Aerobics Exercises And Workouts

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      Harvard Health Publishing: "Great Exercise That's Easier on the Joints"
    
      Harvard Health Publishing: "Calories burned in 30 Minutes for People of Three Different Weights"
    
      Swimming.org: "Tone Your Body With the Skipping Rope Exercise in Water"
    
      Mayo Clinic: "Aquatic Exercises"
    
      PLOS One: "The Effect of 12 weeks of Water-Aerobics on Health Status and Physical Fitness: An Ecological Approach"
    




Water aerobics provides a great low-impact cardio workout.

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To modify this exercise, you can do the same motion with no noodle at all, according to Swim England. That minimizes some of the resistance, making the motion easier for your upper body.

This is an intense aerobic exercise and can burn 450 calories or more in just half an hour, according to Harvard Health Publishing. Be sure to take breaks as needed.

Thanks to the resistance of the water, this move definitely feels harder in the pool than it does on land. Take your jumping jacks a little slower in the pool than you might in the gym.

For this water aerobics exercise, you can hold the edge of the pool for extra balance.

Weight Calories Burned 125 pounds 120 155 pounds 144 185 pounds 168 215 pounds 195 245 pounds 222

Source: Harvard Health Publishing

Is Swimming a Good Cardio Workout?

      Harvard Health Publishing: "Great Exercise That's Easier on the Joints"
    
      Harvard Health Publishing: "Calories burned in 30 Minutes for People of Three Different Weights"
    
      Swimming.org: "Tone Your Body With the Skipping Rope Exercise in Water"
    
      Mayo Clinic: "Aquatic Exercises"
    
      PLOS One: "The Effect of 12 weeks of Water-Aerobics on Health Status and Physical Fitness: An Ecological Approach"