Aquatic Fitness

Londaloo

I'm love swimming so I started taking aquatic fitness classes...

I am taking an H2O deep end fitness class now. Basically you have a water horse you straddle and do laps in running motions or kickboxing motions etc.

I also took an aquatic zumba class prior to this - but did not see any results.

In short - is aquatic fitness a good way to lose weight?

rsdgirl

ABSOLUTELY!! thats how i did it the first time and it came off pretty quick, id love to do it again but cant swim until january 2012

vikesfanmb

Yes!! I take water aerobics 3 times per week and I swim for generally 1/2 hour to 45 mins after class. I have lost 66.5 pounds since the beginning of this year. I attribute a lot of that to a change in eating habits of course, but swimming and water aerobics is SO good for you because you're basically working your entire body at once. It's also excellent for endurance.

Teliooo

I'm love swimming so I started taking aquatic fitness classes...

I am taking an H2O deep end fitness class now. Basically you have a water horse you straddle and do laps in running motions or kickboxing motions etc.

I also took an aquatic zumba class prior to this - but did not see any results.

In short - is aquatic fitness a good way to lose weight?

I attend a fast paced water aerobics class every week. I am not sure of the difference as I swim and work out a lot but I know I burn about 250-300 cals so it has to be doing something. I also hurt after so it defo tones me up.

chnkydnknmomma

I took the water zumba and didn't really care for it, didn't feel like I really got a work out. I've only done it twice, and I'll probably try it again.

I take several Water Aerobics classes. I definitely lost weight doing them. I'm not sure how the class you're taking works, but the ones I usually take are in chest-high water, and we do things like jogging and jumping jacks and a lot of cardio, with some toning exersizes added in. I enjoy it and I definitely feel it when I'm done. It's very low impact, and I have problems with my feet, so it's one of my best options.

Let me know what you think.

Londaloo

Okay I will give it more time. I know swimming is great but swimming laps can get boring. I think there is not enough movement in the classes I was taking. I do notice that my arms are tired at the end which will hopefully mean I will see some results at the end of this.

Thanks!!

wildcata77

I lost some good weight over the summer just by hanging in my parents small inground pool with my family about 3 times a week last summer...that and walking once or twice a week were the only real "exercise" I got, and since I couldn't really swim laps I sometimes did other types of aquatic aerobics or simply just treading water, doing sit-ups/push-ups on the side, etc.

Now I am swimming laps once a week, taking Zumba once a week, etc. at a wellness center and I am hoping to see results.

Good Luck!

bcobert

How can i create an aquatics exercise routine in the app?