Active Aging is weekly series that provides wellness tips and creative living ideas for the active aging lifestyle. Water aerobics is a fun way for aging adults to stay active and fit. It’s also ...

When I signed up for a water aerobics class for older adults, I felt embarrassed — I was about 30 years younger than everyone else. I'd recently moved in with my parents because I became disabled with ...

Back in the 1980s and 1990s, when many of today’s older adults were in their 40s, aerobics classes were all the rage. Nowadays this demographic is still taking aerobics — the only difference is that ...

If the treadmill or elliptical doesn't appeal to you, you can don your swimsuit and try water aerobics. The pool-based exercises are particularly beneficial for older adults and others who don't want ...

HANOVER − A few weeks ago, I caught a TV profile of the American singer, songwriter and actress Pink. "She reminds me of Annie Donovan," I thought. They had the same big, happy smile. A directness and ...

When most people think of working out in the pool, they might imagine a brawny swimmer practicing the breaststroke while gliding effortlessly through the water. Although a workout, swimming is not the ...

As the song “Sexy and I Know It” by LMFAO blared from her boombox, Nancy Whipple led the 25 participants in her Thursday night water aerobics class through a vigorous routine that had them bouncing, ...

Water aerobics classes will be held from 6 to 6:45 Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Island Park Pool beginning June 24 and ending Aug. 7. Sessions are limited to the first 30 participants to register.

There is a new water aerobics class that is making waves in Novi. It’s called “Acquapole,” and the classes are led by 48-year-old Farmington Hills resident Joslyn Mays, owner of Amaysin Fitness. The ...

I was looking for a less intense form of exercise and joined a swim class for older adults. I was surprised by how well I fit in with the other attendees; they were social butterflies. I enjoy taking ...