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A CARDIAC COMPONENT IS KEY TO ANY EXERCISE REGIME, BUT MANY OF US HAVE POOLS THAT ARE JUST TOO SMALL TO SWIM LENGTHS IN. IF THIS IS THE CASE FOR YOU, TRY THESE IDEAS: 1 Create water currents by running as if you were writing your initials in the water using your body. Now turn back and walk or run through the centre of those initials. The currents you’ve created make it difficult to move through the water.

2 Grab your pool noodle and place it around your chest and under your armpits. Lean forward so that the pool noodle acts as your flotation device. Now start running with your legs from one end of the pool to the next.

3 Lie on your stomach in the water and place your pool noodle lengthways under your ankles. Do breaststroke while dragging the pool noodle with your feet flexed.