Summer is the ideal time to start implementing sports plans, but it is also the most uncomfortable time because the hot weather limits the emotions and motivation to practice sports of most people.
1. Swimming
With hot weather causing the body to often become dehydrated, immersing yourself in cool, clear water is extremely refreshing. Swimming helps you consume 450 calories every 30 minutes of activity. Swimming has a good effect on the cardiovascular system, stimulates the whole body to move with different movements and has a very good effect on the muscles.
In addition, when the body is tired after a stressful day of work and study, immersing yourself in cool water will help relieve stress, relax the spirit, and be much more positive. This is ranked among the summer sports loved by many people.
2. Jogging
This is not an unfamiliar summer sport, but it is always ranked among the favorite summer sports. Why?
394 is the number of calories consumed every 30 minutes thanks to this activity.
• Simple, easy to do, suitable for all subjects, all ages, as long as you like it, immediately buy a pair of good shoes and do them every day
• Impact on the whole body, especially the part from the hips down
However, although simple, it does not mean you are allowed to “run randomly” as you like. Make sure to check your health status, especially if your heart rate is always stable to make sure you are exercising properly. In addition, make sure you always know where you are, how long you have gone, and how far you have gone to evaluate your speed and effort to have better motivation to practice!
3. Indoor rock climbing
When it first appeared, rock climbing was considered a form of entertainment that young people who love to explore with strong feelings. However, recently, this model has awakened the curiosity of many generations and they realize that this is also considered a physical exercise. People come to rock climbing and see it as a summer sport, an activity to train health, endurance, flexibility as well as the body’s ability to react to all obstacles.
Climbing is a great supplementary exercise for a weight loss plan because it affects the entire body, using many muscle groups at the same time. Depending on the intensity of the climb (including speed, obstacles on the way), you can burn 488 calories in 30 minutes of climbing. Rock climbing also helps develop agility, control and use of the body in climbing movements.
4. Zumba
If it comes to weight loss and calorie burning, Zumba is not the best method, but it is especially suitable for stimulating your diligence on hot summer days. What makes people love this sport is: fun, fun and fun, etc. an extremely comfortable feeling, although it is a weight loss exercise but does not put pressure on your body.
Zumba is a combination of Latin music with Latin dances such as salsa, mambo, merengue, samba, etc. Unlike traditional aerobics classes, you do not have to worry about perfect dance steps in a perfect time. Zumba is a combination of free movements, stimulating flexible body movements under the background music, sometimes a chorus or simply a certain sound that is fast and slow suddenly.
With Zumba, you can burn from 600 to 1000 calories in a 60-minute class and of course, burning more or less depends largely on the effort and intensity of each person’s practice.
Some benefits that Zumba brings to you:
• Unrestrained, free, comfortable
• Flexible body impacts each muscle gently but effectively
• Impacts joints, improves flexibility and reflexes of the body
• Reduces the risk of injury, improves correct posture
• Excited spirit, reduces stress
And to maximize the benefits of Zumba, combine it with more powerful summer sports such as Kickfit or Jogging.
5. Kickfit
The benefits of Kickfit training are ten times greater than other basic exercises, from creating a flexible body, creating solid muscle mass, to forming an ideal waistline. Kickfit affects the entire body, leading to a small, slim body. Kickfit training affects muscles, promotes metabolism, helps burn more calories, builds muscle and reduces excess fat faster.
The amount of calories that Kickfit can burn is up to 900 calories per hour. According to Harvard Health, a 125-pound person will burn 300 calories in 30 minutes, while a 185-pound person will burn 444 calories at the same time.
In addition to affecting the body, Kickfit is also a great cardiovascular exercise and helps reduce stress effectively. Kickfit focuses mainly on attacks, requiring sharpness, good body reflexes, and decisive forward strikes to help you relieve stress extremely effectively.
To have a rewarding summer, choose an interesting summer sport and start practicing right away. However, please note that if you are in the stage of wanting to lose weight, the most important part is diet because it accounts for 70% while exercise only affects 30%. Wish you a meaningful summer.
