| One of the most useful activities that will help you lose | | | | degree turn under water and then back above water |
| wait is rowing. You can find a variety of fitness and | | | | again. This activity is called the kayak roll. You can use |
| athletic activities that use the rowing or similar | | | | this versatile piece of equipment to help you lose |
| techniques. The following is a list and description of | | | | pounds-way more than navigating in a motorboat! |
| some very popular and fun rowing techniques: | | | | Swimming: This is one of the most common activities |
| Canoeing: Believe it or not canoeing is not always just | | | | that actually involve stroke techniques rather than |
| sitting on a calm, peaceful river drifting along carelessly. | | | | rowing motions. However, it is an outdoor water |
| This activity takes work. You have to make sure that | | | | activity in which you use similar techniques to navigate |
| you are steering the boat in the right direction. Almost | | | | through water. The technique used to travel through |
| always, unless you are in a river with a slow steady | | | | water while swimming is a great source of exercise |
| current and not too much obstruction along its route, | | | | for most of the muscles in both your arms and your |
| you usually have to row quite a bit. You also have to | | | | legs. |
| steer at every turn and curve of the river you are on. | | | | Skiing and Ski Machines: Skiing is not usually thought of |
| This can not only exercise your body but also can | | | | as a rowing activity any more than swimming. |
| stimulate your mind and lead to greater health, and | | | | However, the sweeping strokes that you make while |
| weight loss. | | | | you maneuver along a trail or while you coast downhill |
| Whitewater Rafting: This activity is even more of a | | | | usually involve the same or similar muscles that you |
| rush than canoeing, and is often done in rapid flowing | | | | would use while swimming or rowing. These workouts |
| waters, sometimes over small waterfalls. You need to | | | | are especially great for the upper body and to help |
| pay attention while rafting down one of these trails, or | | | | you give your heart a proper workout. They will also |
| you could get caught in a rock or drift downstream so | | | | help you shed pounds. |
| fast you may not even know where you are going. | | | | Rowing Machines: Most weight rooms and aerobic |
| Not only that, but you may wind up overturning the raft | | | | workout centers have rowing machines in them. |
| if you are not careful. The constant rowing and | | | | These can be used followed by bicycling exercises to |
| steering needed while making your way down the | | | | work both your arms and legs, and well as most of |
| rapids is a constant workout for your arms and upper | | | | your upper body. If you engage in this activity at a fast |
| body. | | | | enough pace you will burn quite a bit of calories and |
| Inner Tubing or Wood Rafting: Usually this activity is | | | | fat. |
| more for beginners who have never been rafting | | | | You can also participate in variations of these above |
| before. These activities are a quite a bit less strenuous | | | | exercises to both decrease body fat and to build |
| than other types of rafting because they usually take | | | | muscles. The right combination of these exercises will |
| place down a gentle stream or small river that has | | | | help firm all of your muscles and you will look thinner |
| only a light current. However this could be a great | | | | than you have ever looked before. Remember to also |
| warm-up and you can possibly lose a few pounds | | | | participate in a proper dieting program in order for your |
| going down a river on one of these types of rafts | | | | exercise to be safe and effective. |
| (inner tube or wood raft). | | | | If you have any questions about the effectiveness of |
| Kayaking: If you love rowing sports and you have | | | | any of the above rowing exercises, you can ask a |
| never been kayaking, this is the sport for you. | | | | health care professional for more information. You can |
| Kayaking is much like a canoe only it is smaller and | | | | also learn more information through a certified personal |
| designed for just one person, who sits in a small seat | | | | fitness trainer or ask your friends and family for more |
| area. A large portion of kayaks have safety devices | | | | workout tips. However you choose to go about losing |
| that hold you in case you want to be brave and try to | | | | weight and keeping it off, you will benefit from your |
| perform a flip in which you would complete a 360 | | | | workout and lifestyle changes greatly. |