Aqua Exercises for Weight Loss

People find in swimming pools a safe environment for weight loss exercising. That is particularly the case for people with injuries or overweight people who want to avoid injuries due to body weight pressure on their joints. In addition, water provides a perfect cooling system against sweating, especially on hot summer days. Water also creates resistance for all muscle groups, which adds to the weight loss program. Not to mention the fun of exercising in the water.

But that doesn't make weight loss in water a bed of roses.  Despite the above benefits, exercising in water is still not the most effective way to lose weight. Water provides a very comfortable resistance - compared to gravity - which could render your workout ineffective, if not performed correctly. That is not to say that you cannot lose weight by exercising in water, but it takes more effort to do that, as opposed to dry-land exercising. 

For a successful weight loss workout in the pool you must:

1. Perform aerobic exercises that last for at least 40 minutes, 4-5 days a week
2. Exercise until breathing becomes hard
3. Use as many group muscles in a single workout as you can
4. Make your workout continuous with little or no breaks
5. Warm up, stretch and cool down
6. Use equipments such as noodle, paddles and aqua dumbbells to create more resistance
7. Keep the intensity steady as much as you can
8. Exercise in cold water, as it will make our body burn more calories in order to heat it up
9. Hydrate yourself. In water we feel less thirsty and sweat less as well, but nevertheless we still need to drink water regularly
10. Combine different exercises in a continuous pattern

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