Weight Loss

 I get questions about weight loss all the time.  How can I lose weight and how much can I lose while doing aqua aerobics?  The saying still holds about calories in and calories out.  To lose a pound we need to decrease our food or burn 3,500 calories to lose a pound.  For aqua, they say you can burn about 400 to 600 calories. 

 I get about 3,000 steps an hour in the water and there is some disagreement about how many calories that is.  My counter says 300 calories and others say 30 to 40 calories for 1,000 steps.  Water also has greater resistance than air, which means walking in water requires more effort and ultimately burns more calories than walking on land. Expect to burn between 400 and 500 calories per hour in a water aerobics class, according to the Aquatic Exercise Association. 

Aqua is great exercise but we still have to watch what we eat which I say darn because I love to eat like we all do.  We just need to watch what we eat meaning a balanced diet and know that after exercising that chocolate bar or snack might have more calories than we burned off. 



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