As people grow older, the need to stay active and healthy remains a priority a priority for many, even as effects of aging take their toll. To keep people active longer in life, Denisons Waterloo Pool has promoted water aerobics as a way to exercise, without the impact of conventional exercises.

Dori Smith, who has taught water aerobics at Waterloo Pool for the past three years, described the exercises as a fountain of youth. Smith teaches a water aerobics class of about 30 students on weekday mornings. The class is affectionately nicknamed Rusty Hinges. While the classes can have students in their 30s, the majority are older.

We have a lot of older adults that come in, said Smith. I call them our older senior kids.

Smith said the water helps alleviate some of the problems associated with traditional exercises.

It takes pressure and body weight off of bones and joints and allows them to move freely in the water, said Smith. Outside of the supportive effect of the water, the density gives natural resistance, allowing the students to do less work but receive a more vigorous workout at the same time. Smith said these effects can also be beneficial to pregnant women, and obese individuals.

Dr. Duke Carlson, a family medicine specialist, said as people age, arthritis tends to develop in the back, and cartilage in joints tends to deteriorate, causing pain. Carlson said this can lead to a vicious cycle where the pain prevents people from exercising, which leads to muscle deterioration and more pain. Water exercises, Carlson said, are an excellent way to maintain activity without causing pain.

The loss of cartilage is mitigated by the buoyancy of the water, said Carlson.

Melba Rice, who has lived in Denison for over 60 years, was surprised during a class this week when her classmates arrived with flowers, birthday cards and cake to celebrate her 93rd birthday. Rice started attending water aerobics classes in 1997 as a way of recovering from a leg injury. She recalls telling herself, If I can get in the water, I can get better.

How many of us could jump up and touch our elbow to our knee on dry land? asked Rice.

Looking back at where she started, Rice described herself as the token old person in the beginning. In the 17 years since, she said she feels she has made many friends who mutually look out for each other. If one misses a class, the rest of the class will check in on them. Rice said she feels sense of community from the program, where even the lifeguards know everyone by name.

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PHUKET: Customs officers at Phuket International Airport on Tuesday arrested a drug mule attempting to smuggle 7 million baht of ya ice (crystal methamphetamine) from China into Phuket.The ...

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BANGKOK: Southeast Asian stock markets mostly gained on Thursday, with Thai shares outperforming amid selective buying in dividend-yielding stocks, while Indonesia ended near an eight-month high as consumer shares rose ahead of an interest rate decision.

Thai SET index closed up 1.04% at 1,370.50, the highest since Dec 4. Shares of Bangkok Bank, PTT and Siam Cement were among the outperformers in the Top 30 high dividend stocks.

Indonesia's main index finished up 0.9% at 4,726.17, the highest close since July 23, led by consumer-related stocks, including Unilever Indonesia and Telkom Indonesia.

Bank Indonesia held its benchmark reference rate unchanged at 7.50%, as widely expected, because pressures over the inflation rate and the rupiah have eased. The decision came after market close on Thursday.

Vietnam was up 0.88%, the seventh gain in a row, boosted by investors' growing confidence in the macro-economy.

Malaysia pared earlier gain, ending nearly unchanged at 1,818.86 after the country's industrial production in January rose 3.7% from a year earlier, below expectations. Stocks in Singapore and the Philippines fell for a second session, amid selling in recent gainers such as shares of Keppel Corp and Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS Change on day

Market Current Prev Close Pct Move

TR SE Asia Index* 403.79 401.02 +0.69

Singapore 3081.39 3097.43 -0.52

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