Meaning & use
aquaerobics
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UK/ˌækwəˈrəʊbɪks/
US/ˌækwəˈroʊbɪks/
Meaning
noununcountableinformal
A type of exercise done in a swimming pool, often to music, using water resistance to work the whole body.
Grammar: Takes a singular verb like 'aerobics': 'Aquaerobics is fun.' Do not say 'an aquaerobics'.
Patterns
- do aquaerobics
- aquaerobics class
- aquaerobics instructor
My grandmother does aquaerobics twice a week.
The pool offers an aquaerobics class at nine.
Aquaerobics is easier on the knees than running.
Common combinations
- do aquaerobics
- She does aquaerobics to stay fit.
- aquaerobics class
- The aquaerobics class meets on Tuesdays.
- aquaerobics instructor
- The aquaerobics instructor played upbeat music.
- aquaerobics session
- The aquaerobics session lasted forty minutes.
Synonyms and how they differ
- water aerobics
- The more common American term for the same activity.
- aqua fitness
- A broader term that includes other pool workouts, not just aerobics.
Word family
- aerobics noun
- Exercise that raises your heart rate, often done on land.
- aqua noun
- Water, or a light blue-green color.
Commonly confused: aquaerobics or aerobics?
aquaerobics vs aerobics
Aerobics is usually done on land; aquaerobics is done in water.
Practice
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