If you go to the swimming pool and just use floats and kick your legs, is it still great exercise?

Question

I'm the human equivalent of a house brick.

Answer 1

yes, you are still exercising... as long as you are constantly in motion... yes you are working out, FYI.. when you swim, believe it or not, you are using your entire body muscular system... swimming is the best exercise for the human body..

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Answer 2

yeah it should strengthen your leg muscles coz your using your legs to push your body

Answer 3

no..

are you a freak?

Answer 4

Yes it is still excercise. It is working on your legs and tensing the muscles in your legs. Do other small excercises in the water like, doing a few arm movements. You don't have to be to streneous but simple things like these will soon improve your body without being to hard to do.

Answer 5

Any form of swimming/exercise,  no matter how mild or low impact,  is always better than no exercise at all.  So go ahead and kick your legs to your heart's content.  Maybe if you kick and jump to music it may be a little more exciting!

Answer 6

It is. It'll strengthen your legs.

Answer 7

Absolutely Yes. You still get the benfits of cardio and legs doing this type of exercise. It is called water aerobics.