Water aerobics is a fun way for older adults to stay active and fit. It’s easier on your joints than doing a traditional gym workout and can even relieve nagging arthritis pain.

For many, pool-based exercises offer a fun, social alternative to swimming in lanes. “The water classes are fabulous,” says Patti Bernstein.

Before I started teaching water aerobics, I was a skeptic. Here are some amazing benefits of the exercise modality that can encourage you to shake up your routine.

We tried Speedo and Life Time Fitness' new WTRX water aerobics class Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to tennis to Simone Biles and Tom Brady ...

Water aerobics is popular among individuals 65 and older; most gyms and fitness centers around the Bay Area that have pools offer water-based aerobics.

I needed a less intense way to exercise and tried water aerobics. At 39, I fit right in, and made friends with the older people in my class.

Aqua exercise instructor Annie Donovan leads a welcoming water workout at the Emilson Y in Hanover. Members build a community connection.

Though water-based classes originally attracted “those with limitations such as arthritis,” says Azeza Tessereau of Wellbridge Athletic Club & Spa, “more and more athletes and well-abled bodies ...

I needed a less intense way to exercise and tried water aerobics. At 39, I fit right in, and made friends with the older people in my class.