aqua aerobics

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: aerobics performed in water and especially in a pool of shallow water

Popular for years with special-needs exercisers who enjoy the forgiving nature of movement in water, aqua aerobics is also attracting the ultra-fit.

—Carol Krucoff, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 1990

Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

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