News tagged with water aerobics


Pregnant women who do aquarobics have easier deliveries

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 21, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A course of water aerobics classes has been shown to reduce the amount of pain-killing medication women request during labor. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Health has shown that, ...





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A regular dip could benefit fibromyalgia sufferers

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 22, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Patients suffering from fibromyalgia could benefit significantly from regular exercise in a heated swimming pool, a study published today in the open access journal Arthritis Research & Therapy shows. The findings sugges ...


Seniors must use it or lose it, study shows

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Doris Stinson has learned that it's never too late to start exercising. The 85-year-old Stoney Creek woman has regained her strength and maintained her independence after enrolling in Hamilton-based physical ...


The principle of generating blue energy by reverse electrodialysis.

Boosting the amount of energy obtained from water

Technology / Energy

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

The energy generated in places where fresh water and salt water meet is known as blue energy. This is a relatively new but highly promising renewable energy source. Piotr Długołęcki of the University ...


New water management tool may help ease effects of drought

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Continued improvement of climate forecasts is resulting in better information about what rainfall and streamflow may look like months in advance. A researcher from North Carolina State University has developed an innovative ...


Time-Tunneling for Climate Change Clues

Time-Tunneling for Climate Change Clues

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you look closely at individual plant species' responses in the past, you may find that the largest effects of high carbon dioxide (CO2) levels occurred decades ago, according to Agricultural ...


Just like old times: Generating RNA molecules in water

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A key question in the origin of biological molecules like RNA and DNA is how they first came together billions of years ago from simple precursors. Now, in a study appearing in this week's Journal of Biological Chemistry, resear ...


Study: Sea stars bulk up to beat the heat

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study finds that a species of sea star stays cool using a strategy never before seen in the animal kingdom. The sea stars soak up cold sea water into their bodies during high tide as buffer against potentially damaging ...


A light touch: Iron complexes as efficient catalysts for the light-driven extraction of hydrogen from water

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hydrogen is a promising alternative energy carrier that can be efficiently converted into electrical energy in fuel cells. One hurdle to the introduction of sustainable hydrogen technology is the fact that ...


Researchers look at water-energy impacts of climate change

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate projections for the next 50 to 100 years forecast increasingly frequent severe droughts and heat waves across the American Southwest, sinking available water levels even as rising mercury drives up ...


Dehydration Affects Mood, Not Just Motor Skills

Dehydration Affects Mood, Not Just Motor Skills

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dehydration has long been known to compromise physical performance. Now, a new study provides insight into the effects of mild dehydration on young athletes, and possibly into the lives of ...



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