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As the weather becomes warmer, the swimming pool beckons, so use it to your advantage with an aqua workout!

Unless you have taken some choreographed classes, you may be feeling a bit lost about what exercises you can do in the water. The easiest thing to do for a great workout is to just have fun! Jump around, swim a little crazily, kick and bounce with the enthusiasm of a child. And with the added resistance of the water, you will be getting an even better workout than you would on land.

Here are some other tips for aqua exercising:

1. Doing laps is great for you, but it can be a bit boring so try to mix up your strokes. This is also great for working all areas of your body.

2. It is also an idea to count the number of laps you do, so you can push yourself further next time and gradually build up your strength.

3. A great workout for the legs is by doing a stroke like backstroke, but using a fast kick for speed instead of your arms. So float on your back, leave your arms by your side and start kicking as fast as you can. Just mind your head at the other end!

4. Leg lifts are also a really easy pool exercise. Back and forth, or side to side - all directions will give you a great workout.

5. The jump and twist is a fun aqua move. It’s like doing the twist, so as you jump up your arms swing one way, and your legs swing to the other side. This one exercises your whole body.

6. Depending on the edge of your swimming pool, you can also try swinging your legs over the side, then keep your body afloat with the help of your core muscles.

7. The sides are also great for arm exercises. You can try water pushups by facing the wall, placing your hands on the edge about shoulder width apart, and lifting your body up and down for a great chest and arm workout.

8. You can also try tricep dips, where you face your back towards the wall, place your palms on the edge and start lifting your body out of the water and back down again.

9. For another great workout, lean back against the side of the pool with your arms supporting your weight, then with your legs together, weave them back and forth through the water in a figure eight. This one is good for tightening the waist.

10. And finally, if all of this bores you, grab a pool pony or another energetic pool toy and reminisce about your childhood with some old fashioned pool fun! You could even grab a group of friends for a game of marco polo. Kids stay fit by enjoying themselves. Who can beat that for exercise!