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.
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
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Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
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SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .