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