Making a Splash (Reading)

You are going to read a magazine article about exercising in water. Choose the sentence that best summarises each part of it. There is one extra which you don't need to use.

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The last thing many people expect to do in a swimming pool these days is swim. The latest fitness phenomenon to make a big splash at the local pool is aqua fitness. The properties of water have long been known to make it one of the safest and most effective media in which to exercise. Physiotherapists have used it for years and, even as far back as the Romans, the value of water for healing has been recognised.

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Today 'aqua fitness', as it is known, has seen exercising in the swimming pool progressing from merely being an activity for the recovery of an injury. Aqua fitness has become a valuable training aid even for professional athletes who use it to reduce the risk of overtraining. However, that's not to say that exercising in water isn't ideal for the rest of us too, from the young to the old, from the fir to those who do suffer from complaints such as arthritis.

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Exercising in water raises the heart rate less than land aerobics, Lydia Campbell, a fitness expert, says there are no conclusive studies on why it has a less drastic effect on your heart, but there are some factors that partly explain it. Lydia says, 'Water is supportive, as we all know, and with blood flowing more easily, there is less stress on the heart.'

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There are other benefits to working out in water such as the fact that your muscles are less likely to ache the following day, the water has a massaging effect on the body, and of course, there is always the possibility of getting a bit slimmer. It is generally thought that an aqua fitness workout can use from 450 to 700 calories an hour. And don't forget, water is fun- exercising to music in water is a unique experience!

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The reassuring element of exercising in water is that, apart from doing you good, it is relatively difficult t do anything that is going to harm you.

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As far as modesty is concerned, if you miss a step, carry a little more excess weight than you feel comfortable with or just feel embarrassed because you haven't exercised before, there is no need to be anxious as everything is hidden beneath the water level!

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Getting used to moving in water takes a little time because of the gravity changes on the body. Running in water will be easier if your body has lots of muscle, but don't worry about this not being the case, as the exercising in water will strengthen muscles anyway. Soon you will be able to move more strongly through the pool.

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Classes usually start with a warm-up aimed at stimulating and raising the body temperature. Using the properties of water in an aqua workout can create an effective training programme that might change some previous ideas about how easy exercising in water is. Try running in shallow knee-deep water. It's easy, but try running in thigh-deep water and things suddenly get more difficult - chest-deep water is even harder, as the water resistance increases.

A. You are unlikely to cause yourself an injury in water.

B. It is not as easy as it looks.

C. Aqua fitness can do more than simply help heal injuries.

D. You can lose weight and enjoy yourself at the same time.

E. You can strengthrn your heart and muscles by training every day.

F. Your body will adapt to exercising in water.

G. Don't worry about what you look like.

H. Exercise in water puts less pressure on the heart.

 I. The idea of exercising in water is not new.