Exercising in water, such as swimming, diving or aqua fitness, is not only fun, it also offers a multitude of health-promoting benefits: it burns calories, strengthens muscles, ensures a healthier cardiovascular system and a more balanced mental health.
The big advantage: Floating in the water helps reduce stress on the joints. The effects of the movements are thus significantly milder. Water sports are therefore ideal for people who are recovering from an injury, are overweight or want to start exercising.
Especially if you want to lose weight, aqua gymnastics is an excellent, very effective training option. The higher resistance in the water puts more strain on the muscles and they burn more calories in less time. Depending on the intensity, this can even be up to 400 calories in an hour. With additional weights you can achieve even more.
In addition, you train yours at the same time
- Kraft
- Endurance
- and flexibility.
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