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"Water aerobics sort of has a stigma attached to it, I think--that it&amp;#x27;s for elderly women or for people who are recovering from injuries or not able to work out in an intensive way. Wrong, say experts! Here&amp;#x27;s what you need to know about working out in the pool... If spinning class is getting a little dull and you want to mix things up, consider heading over to the pool and checking out a water aerobics class. No, it&amp;#x27;s not just for your grandma and her friends: exercising in the water is actually just as intense a workout as on dry land. In fact, Canadian researchers just tested the results of study subjects who worked out in a pool (in chest-high water) vs. those who spent the same amount of time on an elliptical machine. The results surprised them, because not only did the pool exercisers get just as great a workout, but the researchers found that their hearts seemed to pump blood with more efficiency throughout their time in the pool. Have you ever tried water aerobics? Would you? More reading: *Eeks--1 in 8 pools poses risk of infection *What do you get when you mix pilates with water? This really fun workout! *Should breast cancer survivors be allowed to swim topless in public pools? Photo: istock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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