Water Exercise is a great activity for exercise. It can take several forms: Aqua Aerobics, lap swimming, water running, etc.
Benefits of Water Exercise
Water exercise has several benefits. One of them is the buoyancy of the water. The amount of buoyancy can be regulated by the height of the water. Every inch of water higher on your body removes more of your body weight. This is significant because some exercisers suffer from joint pains that make traditional exercise impossible. For them, simply supporting their body weight on their frame while moving is painful. By taking off some of the exercisers weight, they can now move through the range of motion pain free.
The other benefit of water exercise is that movement in water is slower than movement on dry land. Quicker acceleration of the bodies movements sometimes causes pain. The slower movements in the water make movement more comfortable. So, combining the weight loss from buoyancy with the slower moving from the water, water exercise is sometimes the best option for some exercisers.[hmtad name=”In Content” align=”left”]
Who Should Consider Water Exercise?
Water exercise should be considered by anyone who has joint pain and would benefit from working with less than their body weight. This may be athletes or hard-core exercisers who are rehabbing from injury, anyone with arthritis, or someone who has joint pain for any other reason. This may be an older adult, but could be anyone. I often prescribe it for the athletes that I coach when they are starting to feel some pains. This way they can still get a workout in without making things worse. 
Where Can You Do It?
Water exercise can be accomplished anywhere you have access to water. Many health clubs with pools offer water exercise classes. This article gives you a good pool workout.
Overall, my hope is that you consider this option and don’t shy away because you think it’s only for your parents or grandparents. Water exercise is a really great option for exercises. Again, you can check out other exercise options here or our list of exercises here.