I finally decided that I wanted to do more than just my normal 4 mile ,walk/run's in the morning so I signed up for water aerobics three times a week. I still can get my walk / run in after day break and make the class by 8:30 . It is a lot of fun and they haven't thrown the life saving ring at me as of yet.
Did you know that one of the most effective ways to exercise is water aerobics? It uses more muscle with every movement under water causing a more efficient workout than even running. Actually, by doing water aerobics you’re able to burn double the calories!
I never was much of a pool person, thou we had a nice above ground pool when the kids were small. But even then, I didn't stay in the water long.
I found this interesting...did you know that just a 30 minute water workout burns more calories?
- Land walking: 135 calories
- Deep water walking: 264 calories
- Jogging on land: 240 calories
- Deep water jogging: 340 calories
