Loops in C++ allow programmers to repeatedly execute a block of code. There are three main types of loops in C++: while loops, do-while loops, and for loops. While loops and do-while loops check the loop condition at the end of each iteration and repeat the block while the condition is true. For loops allow initialization of a counter variable, a condition to test on each pass, and an update to the counter. For loops are useful when the number of iterations is known. Do-while loops differ in that the block is guaranteed to run at least once even if the condition is false.