Shalom Kropfl of Duluth has been a water baby her whole life. In 2011, she was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, which causes painful inflammation and joint swelling. While she can't do laps anymore ...

Not even, it would seem, when he's thrown into a situation which, for many, would be out of one's comfort zone. The 70-year-old is the only bloke in his aqua aerobics class, and he's proud to admit he ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Music pulses from the stereo as more than two dozen swimsuit-clad women move their hips, shimmy and twist. They listen as the instructor tells them to smile, give attitude and ...

Aqua exercises can burn more fat than exercises on dry land, in addition to protecting your joints and making your muscles work harder. We bring you a round-up of the latest aqua-exercises available ...

What is it? A group doing aerobic exercise in a pool, at the direction of a teacher. What's needed? Swimsuit, buoyancy device (the facility has these), towel. The experience: The thought of being ...

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. Bill Stevens, ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: We have a new fitness facility nearby. The pool schedule shows a number of aqua exercise classes. I'd like to try a water fitness class to add variety to my regular fitness routine, ...

We all know swimming laps with frequency and regularity represents an excellent form of exercise, but are you familiar with the new wave of water fitness offered by the Chandler Aquatics Division?

Tuesday mornings at the Jorgensen Family YMCA always get cranked up. Especially in the pool for the weekly 9:30 a.m. Aqua ...

Arthritis causes joints to deteriorate and makes it hard to move around. Exercise can sometimes be out of the question. But there is a place where gravity’s effects don’t get in the way. And joints ...

We were skeptical when we first heard about aqua cycling. Spin class in the pool? Really? Why? (It didn’t help that it was January and we would have to wear bathing suits.) But curiosity about the new ...

Changing the perception of aquatic exercises is the most important thing at Shockwave Aqua Fitness. "Everyone was telling us that when you come to our classes, you're shocked that you're actually ...