Aerobic exercise is often seen as the basis to healthy exercise. It really helps you stay in good shape and is a great overall boost for physical wellbeing. 

One major benefit is for the joints and over time positive results are achieved as regards better flexibility. Lots of people who have the misfortune to suffer from arthritis are often found to benefit from these low impact exercise. 

People suffering from diabetes can also often benefit greatly from this aerobic exercise as the actual workout routine will help to reduce blood sugar levels. 

Another advantage is that healthy exercise will strengthen the heart muscles and this in turn will help to pump the blood around the body. The less blood flowing with each pump means that more beats per minute are required to maintain a healthy heart.  

It is also said that if you indulge in regular aerobic exercise it can be beneficial to your overall feeling of wellbeing and therefore better moods. It’s a great stress buster so get down to one of your local swimming pools and book a class. Alternatively a great idea is to invest in an above ground pool of your own, they are now surprisingly affordable and a great investment 

It is quite possible to work out an aerobics exercise routine to use in a pool and the space required is not massive. 

A routine consisting of dancing involves a lot of fast lateral movements and often small hand weights are included in the routine which helps to build and tone muscles. Another technique such as Pilates based movements is very popular for controlled strengthening and toning with exercises above and below the water. Indeed water exercise burns as many if not more calories than your usual traditional aerobic exercise and it is a great way to stay relatively cool when exercising too! Lots of exercises are quite intensive and after a few weeks of exercise quite favourable results can be achieved.

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