Water Aerobics for Belly Fat Loss: A Gentle & Effective Workout

Belly fat is aesthetically unpleasing and can increase the risk of diabetes. Aerobic exercise such as water aerobics burns fat and calories. You can lose belly fat with water aerobics by also watching portion sizes and your overall diet. Water aerobics is ideal for many people, including those with injuries, as exercising in the water is easy on the joints. You can perform the aerobics you do outside of the water in the water as well.

Things You'll Need

• Aqua jogging shoes (optional)
• Goggles

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Instructions

• 1

  Run in the water. This form of water aerobics will burn off the belly fat. Put on a pair of aqua jogging shoes to protect the feet. Go into the deep end of the pool. The water should be approximately armpit level. Run just as you would outside of the water.

• 2

  Work out your abdominal muscles and burn calories with resistance training exercises. Stand up in the pool with each of your arms on either side of your body. Bring one leg up into a horizontal position without bending it. Raise it as high as comfortably possible. Bring the leg down to the starting position. Do the same with the other leg. Repeat at least 10 times.

• 3

  Perform jumping jacks. Start with three sets of 12 repetitions in the water. Optimally, stand in water that is mid-arm length or shoulder-length.

• 4

  Lift your knees in the water. Do this quickly to get raise your heart rate. Start with the right knee and raise it up to your lower abdominal muscles. Quickly lift up the left knee and switch. Keep this up for several minutes at least. Take a break and do it again.