Can anyone give me some advice as to the best way to lose weight while swimming?
I have just started back swimming - after not competing for 20 years (since High School). For the last two weeks I swam twice a week. I will be swimming, at a minimum, 3 times a week from now on.
I have two goals with Masters swimming - one is to compete in swim meets, and the other is to get back in shape.
My goal is to lose 35 lbs. Is there a good, quick and healthy way to acheive this goal? It seem's like I've put on 2 lbs during the past 2 weeks. Is this because muscle is heavier than fat?
HELP! I would appreciate any suggestions! Thanks!
LAnderson
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I seem to remember reading that it takes just as many calories
to walk a mile as it does to run a mile. Therefore, you can burn
far more calories in an hour by running for an hour than
walking for an hour. I think if you want to burn fat, your time
is better spent working intervals at a higher rate than a lower
rate. This builds stamina faster than just swimming " junk"
yardage.
If you want to swim fast, you have to swim fast.
Swimming fast burns more calories than swimming slow.
This is what you want to build on.
I seem to remember reading that it takes just as many calories
to walk a mile as it does to run a mile. Therefore, you can burn
far more calories in an hour by running for an hour than
walking for an hour. I think if you want to burn fat, your time
is better spent working intervals at a higher rate than a lower
rate. This builds stamina faster than just swimming " junk"
yardage.
If you want to swim fast, you have to swim fast.
Swimming fast burns more calories than swimming slow.
This is what you want to build on.
