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Water Aerobics  Aquatic exercise is more fun, more comfortable,
and more effective than any fitness activity you can do on land.
Why exercise in water? Since water offers much more resistance
than air, swimming and other forms of aquatic exercise are great
for all three major fitness areas:   • Cardiovascular: It's as
efficient as bicycling for forcing the heart and lungs to pump
oxygen; just standing in neck-deep water stimulates circulation
so that the heart pumps about 32 percent more blood.   •
Flexibility: It involves long, stretching movements.   •
Strength: The resistance of water enhances muscle tone and
strength.  When immersed in water, you're virtually free of
gravity and the stress it places on your skeletal, respiratory,
digestive and circulatory systems. It's the ultimate no-impact
workout, and because pool water is typically about 15 degrees
cooler than your body, you don