So do you want to get fit and lose weight? You’ve tried Zumba, Boot Camp, PX90, Yoga and all the other trends, but have you thought about Polo? Yes, that’s the right one, the one of the horse variety that is reputed to be only for the rich and famous.

Polo is one of the best exercises you can do and is especially good for your core muscles. While playing polo you work almost the whole body. Playing polo is very much high-intensity interval training, which is one of the most effective methods for losing body fat. In Polo, you have short bursts of all the energy followed by breaths and then everything repeats. This type of training will not only burn calories during exercise but hours afterward.

During an intense workout like this, the body cannot get enough oxygen to the muscles, creating an oxygen debt that must be made up after the workout is over. This means that your metabolism is still revved up hours after you leave the gym.

An hour of polo will burn over 600 calories so you don’t have to deprive yourself of all the gourmet things you enjoy, as long as you don’t overeat them. High-intensity interval training will help you lose weight, but not muscle, giving you a lean and strong physique. Just look how good all the top players look!

This is the good thing, playing polo is so much fun that you don’t feel the pain of winning and you will never get bored of this exercise. What’s more, an average polo lesson costs around £60, which is about the same price as a personal trainer!

Polo is also incredibly social, so you will make new friends. The social scene is fantastic and not just at your local club. It’s a very small but international community, so before long you’ll find yourself traveling to warmer climes to indulge your passion for your new sport. Argentina is the most popular of all destinations due to polo being one of the most popular sports there and the variety of wonderful places to play.

So stop dreading your workouts, dragging yourself to the gym while watching TV can be much more appealing, call your local polo club and get started. You don’t even have to have ever ridden to try it.

Getting fit can be fun – Polo is the new Zumba

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