AQUA-SPINNING has conquered New York and now the fitness fad has wheeled its way across to the UK. The new exercise-sensation that caused a storm in the US this summer is now available to the British public at local pools across the UK.Aqua-spin classes see up to 11 spinning machines installed into the bottom of swimming pools with an instructor drilling the class in a programme designed especially for underwater spinning.Burning more calories than traditional spin-classes without the need to get hot and sweaty aqua-spin is being touted as the best of both worlds.A typical 45-minute aqua-spin session will burn around 900 calories compared to 500 calories during a conventional spin class.Pictures show one class of young professionals taking part in an aqua-spin class at the Croydon Park Hotel, London.
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .