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Recently featured on NBC's The Biggest Loser, the HydroWorx exercise pool has proven to be an effective means to lose weight. Exercising in water is an extremely effective way to lose weight. Statistics show that a person generally burns two more calories per minute in the water than on land. When standing chest deep in water, the body is 80% weightless, bearing only 20% of its weight. This weightlessness helps with exercises and movements that could otherwise be too difficult.
Furthermore, Texas A&M University completed a weight loss study comparing the effectiveness of land- based treadmill running to underwater treadmill running. The study found that utilizing the HydroWorx underwater treadmill and resistance jets at the same speeds as a land based treadmill yielded the same cardiovascular benefits as running on land. Subjects that ran on the HydroWorx underwater treadmill also gained leaner muscle mass than their peers running on land. On average, four out of five subjects also preferred to exercise in the HydroWorx fitness pool than on the land base treadmill. Click here for more details on this weight loss study.
Ken is a business professional who began working out in March, 2007 in ACCUA's HydroWorx pool. Ken has lost over 50 pounds and continues his amazing, healthy progress.
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