| Many non riders think riding is an easy sport and not | | | | considerably if their diet is also controlled. |
| very energy consuming. Those of us, who ride, know | | | | Weight loss comes about by burning more energy |
| otherwise. Riding can be a very lazy sloth like activity, if | | | | than you consume. Horse riding is an ideal sport to |
| you just sit on the horse and do nothing. Even this | | | | work many muscles at the one time. Unlike ball or |
| amount of non activity uses quite a lot of inner leg | | | | racquet sports where the person is using a dominant |
| muscle action though. | | | | hand, horse riders use both sides of their body equally, |
| Horse riding actually uses all the postural muscles | | | | hence burning more energy and fat. Even just standing |
| especially in your trunk and neck. It requires good | | | | still on the horse the energy used by the postural |
| strong back muscles and extra strong deep core | | | | muscle to stop you falling off is greater than just |
| abdominal muscles. The arms are used to control the | | | | standing on the ground. The horse riding posture can |
| horses head and the legs are used to push the horse | | | | be trained to be stronger and more skilled. More |
| forward and to hold against the horses' side for | | | | training burns more energy and weight loss. Applied |
| stability. Following up with floor and ball exercises will | | | | Posture Riding is an exercise program to teach riders |
| improve weight loss considerably. | | | | control, stability and therefore weight loss. |
| Horse riding uses much more energy than most | | | | Horse riders tend to develop their muscles |
| people think. The energy used up to maintain posture | | | | symmetrically. A good horse rider will have good |
| and work with the horse will burn fat and hence result | | | | posture on the ground as well as in the saddle. Weight |
| in weight loss. A horse rider riding regularly and training | | | | loss tends to be around the abdomen and the thighs |
| their horse will lose weight and tone muscles. | | | | because these muscle groups become strong and |
| The energy used to keep the upright posture in | | | | elongated, when riding a lot. Being large muscle groups |
| dressage is far more than most appreciate. Although | | | | they burn more energy and hence fat will burn for |
| the body is not moving through large ranges of | | | | longer if these big muscle groups are worked for |
| movement the continuous postural adjustments made | | | | longer time periods. |
| by the rider to keep the rhythm steady burns much | | | | I certainly recommend horse riding as part of any |
| energy. The horse rider does not huff and puff a lot, | | | | weight loss program as long as a person is already a |
| so aerobic energy isn't great but the constant muscle | | | | rider. I recommend learning to ride before taking it up |
| movements that burns energy induces fatigue. Lactic | | | | as a weight loss exercise program. Applied Posture |
| acid can build up more in the horse riders' muscles | | | | Riding can teach you the skills in conjunction with a |
| producing stiffness and soreness the next day. The | | | | riding instructor. |
| amount of riding a person does will change their weight | | | | |