Water exercising

I'm not sure what you mean by "water running". All exercise is effective for weight loss when combined with a caloric deficit. There other factors you should consider. Swimming (as opposed to not swimming or not exercising) in general is beneficial, especially so if you have injuries or joint problems, but as it is not a weight bearing exercise it will not increase bone density for example, which can lead to a decreased risk of osteoporosis in the future. Weight bearing exercises, such as walking, running etc are weight bearing so there are benefits to this. That doesn't mean stop swimming or cycling by any means. It just means find the right exercises to meet your current needs, but also your long term needs.

Fat loss can be more tricky as it requires a diet sufficient in protein (0.8g/lb of LBM), a structured weight training program, and/or high intensity interval training and eating enough food to meet your body's needs in terms of vitamins and minerals.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1017045-a-very-interesting-and-informational-read-on-deficits
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

Yes...Try Aqua Zumba too...cardio in the water and you stay cool but also burn calories and have lots of fun!

I have a backyard pool and if I'm traveling and staying at a hotel pool, a swim is always my preferred workout.

After I got a heart rate monitor, I realized how lazy my swim stroke was, and I sometimes run across the pool at waist depth or tread water vigorously to get my heart rate up. Now I tend to do about an hour of other cardio (in the gym, running or out on the bike) and then take a 15-20 minute swim after I get home.

It can be fantastic exercise, though. I work with a woman who swam on her college team and she said she'd eat 5,000-6,000 calories a day just to maintain her weight.

I'm pretty sure I've heard that swimming isn't the best for losing weight. I don't remember why though. It certainly beats lying on the couch!

I do water aerobics 5 nights a week and the #1 thing I notice is that like everything, but especially in the water, you get out of it what you put in. I am buoyant so it is easy for me to make smaller moves, or not push as hard as I should, but still be doing what the rest of the class is doing. I have to really focus to get my heart rate up. But it is great muscle toning. Lap swimming is fantastic cardio. In less than a month I have lost almost an inch in each of my arms and about 15 lbs. So yes, water workouts can definitely help with weight loss!

I'm pretty sure I've heard that swimming isn't the best for losing weight. I don't remember why though. It certainly beats lying on the couch!

It may be that you get muscled. The co-worker I mentioned still has a big, powerful-looking body. My nephew was dating an Olympic swimmer (he's one, too) and she had massive shoulders and biceps. I'd take that over my slightly flabby upper arms any day, but I'm betting all those muscles added pounds.

I love my gyms aqua exercise classes-Aqua Zumba, Water In Motion, Aqua Logix and others. They do give you a workout. Water in Motion claims to burn 500 calories in one hour. The Aqua Logix class I went to on Tuesday of this week in the morning while still off work on vacation was the toughest one. The trainer has you moving the entire 60 minutes and my heart was a pounding. I loved it! It is low impact and good for people with bad knees or joints or backs or people that are overweight and out of shape. Less chance for injury. You can also wear resistance footware, belts or flippers that will make it harder and burn more cals too!
Enjoy!

Aqua Fitness is fantastic! I am recovering from a really hard work out even as we speak! You can add resistance bands and "dumb bells" to help with your work out! Combining those with treading water or suspension moves and it will kick your butt!!

I do aqua circuits which is really good and combines weights and cardio with loads of fun. Have done aqua Zumba which was ok now and again but I started to get bored of it.

Aqua is amazing!! I teach aqua zumba and my students love it. Water takes a bit longer to adjust too cuz its so different from land. I would give it about a month. You sweat in the water and it can be difficult cuz of the buoyancy and resistance of the water. There are so many different types of water classes you just need to find whats good for u. I personally like shallow water work outs but that's just me. I am currently working on getting my aqua group fitness license through AEA. I just got my text book and it's intense. Aqua aerobics works all your muscles and there is more to it than people think. Once I get my license I want to explore more with aqua such as aqua aerobics and silversneakers aqua.

Hi,

I love swimming I have chronic pain and it is so nice to be able to do things in the water that I can't do on land. At my gym I met with someone who does pool orientation with me every couple of weeks until I feel like I have enough fun exercises. When we meet she also makes sure my form is correct.