I swam for years and always kept in great shape.
I quit for 2 years. After turning 41, which was 7 months ago, I started back up again. I swim 5 days a week for an hour, mostly freestyle. I'm in great shape again everywhere except for this stomach fat I can't seem to lose. Can anyone recommend any good workouts that can get rid of this?
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others have said it, but lets say it again, the only way to lose fat is to burn more calories than you take in. Only to the extent that crunches burn calories will they help you lose stomach fat.
I suggest a food log for everyone. I am sure that there are free food logs online that will automatically track your calories. This is invaluable. many people are shocked when they find out that they average 2500 calories per day.
I hired a trainer and we did all sorts of activities where we measured my caloric burn using a Body-Bug. Over 30 minutes I average about 14 calories burned per minute on a bike and treadmill and on a Stairmaster about 15 per minute. However, what really burned calories for me was to do 3 minutes all out on the stairmaster followed by 7 minutes of resistance training. I was close to 20 per minute with that routine.
(oh you cannot use a body-bug in the water)
others have said it, but lets say it again, the only way to lose fat is to burn more calories than you take in. Only to the extent that crunches burn calories will they help you lose stomach fat.
I suggest a food log for everyone. I am sure that there are free food logs online that will automatically track your calories. This is invaluable. many people are shocked when they find out that they average 2500 calories per day.
I hired a trainer and we did all sorts of activities where we measured my caloric burn using a Body-Bug. Over 30 minutes I average about 14 calories burned per minute on a bike and treadmill and on a Stairmaster about 15 per minute. However, what really burned calories for me was to do 3 minutes all out on the stairmaster followed by 7 minutes of resistance training. I was close to 20 per minute with that routine.
(oh you cannot use a body-bug in the water)
