- Water supports your weight as you exercise, thereby reducing impact and strain on your body. The deeper the water, the greater the weight support.
- Exercising in water tones and strengthens your muscles faster, and builds your endurance faster, than exercising on land because of the resistance provided by the water.
- Individuals who have joint problems, are obese or have arthritis find it easier and less painful to exercise in water due to the buoyancy it provides.
- Water naturally keeps you cool as you exercise. Your body temperature will remain steady with no danger of overheating.
- Water aerobics burns more calories than land exercise because of the increased resistance of the water. You can expect an average water aerobics workout to burn 400-500 calories per hour.









