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Are you looking for an effective exercise regime to accommodate your growing baby bump? Look no further, Aquatic exercise is one of the safest, most efficient forms of exercises out there! Working out in the water provides a natural form of resistance that challenges your muscles, whilst supporting you at the same time.    In addition to working to improve your strength, mobility, endurance and overall fitness, aquatic exercise can also help to relieve some of the common pregnancy concerns, such as swollen feet and aching joints. The pool allows you to move about and challenge yourself without worrying about...

Everyone has a goal when it comes to health and fitness. Unfortunately more often than not, one of the factors that can get in the way of us reaching those goals is time. When it comes to being fit and healthy, it is about your long-term lifestyle, and not short-term or 'bandaid' solutions. With that being said, we only have so many hours in a day so it comes down to figuring out how we can get the best return out of the time we invest into ourselves.Whether you are a gym junkie, or someone that drags themselves to their daily...

I am sure we have all suffered from, or know someone who has suffered from the frustration of an illness or injury holding us back.  A recent One News article revealed that The Global Burden of Disease Study found that 95% of the worlds population had an ailment in 2013, while one person in three (a total of 2.3bn people) have 5 ailments or more.  Some of the most common ailments reported in New Zealand included lower back pain, neck pain, musculoskeletal problems and depression or anxiety. Whilst the severity of these cases vary from person to person, there are...

As the obesity rate continues to rise at an alarming rate in both adults and children it seems more and more "diets," "weight loss secrets" and "exercise fads" surface. The weight loss industry is a multi-million dollar business that tempts us with promises and easy solutions for quick results, yet sadly, people still can't seem to shift the weight and are feeling more misinformed than ever.  According to the most recent New Zealand Health Survey, 1.2 million New Zealanders are obese. That is three in every 10 adults and one in nine children. The NZ Herald reported that doctors are...

Long gone are the days where Aquatic exercise was perceived to be a group of elderly women performing aerobics. You only need to take a look at some of the professional sports teams and athletes to see how beneficial training in the water can be. For years, rugby teams, netballers, tennis players and other competitors have been incorporating aquatic resistance training into their regime to improve their performance. Depending on the goal of the athlete, aquatic resistance training can be used for strength, flexibility and power, among many other effects. Below are some of the reasons athletes rely on Aquatic Resistance...