Lose Weight

Regular exercise is one of the key components in any weight loss program. Water exercises can provide you with low impact movements that is both effective and enjoyable.

A big drawback to exercising when overweight is the fact that added weight makes movement difficult and often painful to the joints. For some the pain is unbearable. While in a pool of water you can walk, run, swim or do almost any movement you choose in the weighless environment of water with little or no pain. There is no impact on your joints or muscles so that extra weight you are carrying is not going to get in the way. While suspended with floaters in deep water you can get your heart rate up to a level where you can burn some calories and get that much needed increase in respiratory rate that promotes a healthy heart and circulatory system.

Lose weight in its simplest form means burning more calories during than you consume. Exercise not only increases the calorie burn rate for your day but the activity is beneficial in keeping your body healthy and in good working order. The old saying, "use it or lose it" comes into play. Our bodies have wonderous recuperative powers but we must use them for them to work.

Fat is lost equally in all areas of your body. Aerobic exercises are generally the best types of exercises for burning fat and water exercise provides a variety of ways you can exercise at both aerobic and anaerobic rates.

The body chooses to burn fat when the body is at rest. Low- to moderate-intensity workouts are not only safer than high intensity, high impact exercise but an excellent method of achieving your goals. While it is true that cardiovascular workouts (i.e. swimming, and aquajogging) provide the most efficient ways to burn calories, a person burns calories merely by existing. The more muscle mass you have, the more calories your body will burn naturally. This is because muscle is an active tissue. However, just because you develop more muscle mass doesn't mean that you should neglect your cardiovascular training.

For best results, plan for a balanced workout routine. In the water, you can use water's resistance to increase stress on muscle and encourage muscle growth as well as provide cardiovascular training. So just jump in and relax and stretch in the pool. Your muscles that have been subjected to impact exercise activity and weight training exercises, will be thanking you for it.

Marg Roukens
202-657-5874

Tri Power Team

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