Water exercise is a great way to stay healthy and has been popular among people with certain health problems or those recovering from injury.

These are the benefits of water exercise:

- High calorie burning during and after a workout.
- Renews your energy level as it releases your stress and tension.
- Privacy of the water: if you hate the idea of jumping around a room full of people in tight gym clothes, exercising under water is a great alternative.
- Exercising in water requires you to support only 50% of your body weight, making exercises easier to perform.
- You don’t need any special equipment, although there is a variety of equipment available for increasing variety, fitness and helping with floatation if required.
- Water’s buoyancy lowers the risk of stress-related injuries that some land exercises have
- The water’s resistance against your movements results in a higher workout intensity compared to land exercises.
- A massaging effect is created when your muscles are surrounded by water.
-With indoor pools, it’s a great year-round activity; although in the hotter months it’s one of the best ways to get a total body workout without overheating.
- You’ll come out of the water looking fresher and smelling nicer than many other exercise classes: no sweat, and no wet hair!

Water exercise is commonly advocated for people with the following conditions:

Arthritis
Back pain
Joint problems
MS