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Benefits of exercising in water
The real beauty of aquatic exercise is that even though it burns calories at a rate similar to that of other aerobic activities, it often feels easier. FILE PHOTO | NMG
According to Kathy Stevens of WebMD “To appreciate why water training works so well, you need to understand water's unique properties”. In water, you have almost no gravity. You're relieved of 90 per cent of your body weight, so you become buoyant. This frees you to move in new ways.
You can float, bob and relax without feeling like you're putting out an effort. Yet water provides 12 to 14 per cent more resistance than air, so moving through it is like having weights all around your body."
