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Kayaking for weight loss: How often should we go kayaking to lose weight?
Everything you need to know about kayaking
How often should you go kayaking to lose weight fast and see results? Does kayaking help you lose weight? How many times per week and for how long should you kayak to lose weight and burn fat? The tool below enables you to track the effects of kayaking over a month. Simply select the duration of your kayaking session—either 30 minutes or 1 hour—and choose a frequency of 1, 2, 3, or 4 times per week to shed those extra kilos!
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Beware, exercise alone is not enough to lose weight!
Exercising helps to burn calories, shape your figure by gaining muscle mass, and increase the basal metabolic rate (calories burned at rest). Thus, exercise has a significant long-term impact on weight control and better health. However, to lose 1 kg of fat, you need to burn 7700 kcal, which represents hours of running.
So what is the right solution?
Exercise and daily activity are guarantees for controlling and maintaining weight in the long term, but as any athlete will tell you, 30% is about moving and 70% is about what's on your plate. Weight loss must therefore be a mix of expenditures (essential) and a diet that does not exceed your needs.
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Kayaking: How many times per week and for how long should we kayak to lose weight?
Find out more about kayaking for weight loss!
While regular physical activity combined with a healthy diet can help you slim and tone your body, some disciplines are more effective than others at helping you lose weight. What about kayaking and its calorie burn? How much time per week can kayaking help you lose weight and get results? Here are some answers.
Calories burned by kayaking!
Kayaking is an endurance sport that works the cardiovascular system, making it easier to burn fat. The use of paddles combined with the resistance of the water considerably strengthens the upper body and requires constant energy. This outdoor sport allows you to burn between 250 and 800 calories per hour of practice. It’s a significant energy expenditure that you don’t even notice you’re doing it. Finally, like all sports, regular exercise should be combined with a good diet to ensure long-term weight loss and stabilisation.
What is the metabolic equivalence of kayaking?
The metabolic equivalent of a physical activity is a statistical unit(MET Metabolic Equivalent of Task) used to express the ratio between the energy expenditure of a physical activity during exercise and the energy expenditure of an individual at rest. Whitewater kayaking, for example, is a high-intensity activity with a MET value of 8.5. This means that it burns 8.5 times more energy than at rest, in the same way as moderate skipping rope.
Kayaking: Which plan should you follow and how often should you do it to lose weight?
Estimates, calculations and weight loss results from several examples of kayak training plans!
Do you know how much weight you lose by kayaking for 30 minutes, 1 hour or 2 hours? How often should you train to lose weight and burn fat? The tables below will give you an idea of your weight loss as a function of weight, duration and number of training sessions per week.
Performance, effects and impact “before/after”: List of whitewater kayaking programmes over 1 month!
Kayak
White water
Weight loss results for 1 session per week
| Weight | 30 minutes | 1 hour | 2 hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 kg | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.32 |
| 50 kg | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
| 60 kg | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.48 |
| 70 kg | 0.14 | 0.28 | 0.56 |
| 80 kg | 0.16 | 0.32 | 0.63 |
| 90 kg | 0.18 | 0.36 | 0.71 |
Kayak
White water
Weight loss results for 2 sessions per week
| Weight | 30 minutes | 1 hour | 2 hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 kg | 0.16 | 0.32 | 0.63 |
| 50 kg | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.79 |
| 60 kg | 0.24 | 0.48 | 0.95 |
| 70 kg | 0.28 | 0.56 | 1.11 |
| 80 kg | 0.32 | 0.63 | 1.27 |
| 90 kg | 0.36 | 0.71 | 1.43 |
Kayak
White water
Weight loss results for 3 sessions per week
| Weight | 30 minutes | 1 hour | 2 hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 kg | 0.24 | 0.48 | 0.95 |
| 50 kg | 0.30 | 0.60 | 1.19 |
| 60 kg | 0.36 | 0.71 | 1.43 |
| 70 kg | 0.42 | 0.83 | 1.67 |
| 80 kg | 0.48 | 0.95 | 1.90 |
| 90 kg | 0.54 | 1.07 | 2.14 |
Performance, effects and impact “before/after”: List of calm water kayaking programmes over 1 month!
Kayak
Calm water
Weight loss results for 1 session per week
| Weight | 30 minutes | 1 hour | 2 hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 kg | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.19 |
| 50 kg | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.23 |
| 60 kg | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.28 |
| 70 kg | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.33 |
| 80 kg | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.37 |
| 90 kg | 0.11 | 0.21 | 0.42 |
Kayak
Calm waters
Weight loss results for 2 sessions per week
| Weight | 30 minutes | 1 hour | 2 hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 kg | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.37 |
| 50 kg | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.47 |
| 60 kg | 0.14 | 0.28 | 0.56 |
| 70 kg | 0.16 | 0.33 | 0.65 |
| 80 kg | 0.19 | 0.37 | 0.75 |
| 90 kg | 0.21 | 0.42 | 0.84 |
Kayak
Calm waters
Weight loss results for 3 sessions a week
| Weight | 30 minutes | 1 hour | 2 hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 kg | 0.14 | 0.28 | 0.56 |
| 50 kg | 0.18 | 0.35 | 0.70 |
| 60 kg | 0.21 | 0.42 | 0.84 |
| 70 kg | 0.25 | 0.49 | 0.98 |
| 80 kg | 0.28 | 0.56 | 1.12 |
| 90 kg | 0.32 | 0.63 | 1.26 |
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