Build muscle, exercise, lose weight or have fun, we each have our reasons for doing sport. There are those who have already found their favorite sporting activity and others who are still looking for the sport that will make them want to motivate themselves every week to achieve their goals. Are you more in the second category? Discover our top 10 best sports for women and (finally) find the one that’s made for you!
1. Aquabiking
The aquabike is simply the ideal sport for women. Sculpt your body, burn calories, firm your skin, improve your cardiovascular system… whatever your motivation to do sport, aquabiking answers it! The draining effect of water allows your body to make an intense muscular effort, while recovering almost instantly. You are pregnant ? Gentle on the joints and safe, aquabike is even recommended for pregnant women to relieve pregnancy-related pain. To test, go to our studios Aqua by, in Paris!
2. Swimming
Swimming is a relaxing and very complete sport. By varying the strokes, you use all of your muscles without traumatizing them. Isn’t that every sportswoman’s dream? Are you looking to lose weight? Swimming once or twice a week is very effective for refine the silhouette and shape the buttocks !
3. Fitness
Is your goal to tone your body, exercise and increase your endurance? Practicing a sport like fitness is an excellent choice! Cardio training, weight training, stretching… each fitness workout allows you to strengthen your immune system, of keep fit and of burn as many calories as possible !
4. Aquagym
Aquagym, like aquabike, is a gentle sporting activity which combines muscle strengthening and cardio. This water sport is suitable for women who are equally looking to burn calories than to relax. Discipline guaranteed without injuries or aches ! Aquagym is also very popular with pregnant women who can do sports and feel light in the water.
5. Boxing
Let's continue our ranking of the best sports for a woman with boxing! As beneficial for the morale as for the physique, women's boxing is gaining more and more followers. In addition to shape your silhouette, you learn the first defense reflexes and you gain self-confidence !
6. Pilates
Between relaxation and muscle strengthening, pilates is a gentle sport suitable for women who want to work their muscles, without making them swell. Pilates particularly promotesflat belly, with exercises engaging the abs and the pelvic floor. At stake ? A harmonious and balanced body, but also a concrete perineum !
7. The gym
This sport has many advantages: improvement in heart rate and blood circulation, Muscle tone, flexibility… The gym adapts to your physical condition and your desires! Pregnant women, for example, can practice gentle gym which is safe for future mothers and their babies.
8. Yoga
To practice at home or in a gym, yoga is a sporting activity that acts on both the body and the mind. You chain positions, more or less tonic depending on the style of yoga practiced, to deeply work each part of your body.
9. Cycling
Are you wondering what the ideal physical activity is for lose weight and improve your endurance? Get on a bike, in the gym or outdoors, and cover the miles! You can combine business with pleasure by using the bike as a means of transport!
10. Running
Those who prefer the great outdoors to the gym can turn to running. Are you full of energy? There's nothing like running to clear your head and exercise ! Be careful, however, to take a good stride and stretch after each session, because this sport can be traumatic for the back and lower body (perineum, knees, etc.).