Are the way you stroke with your right arm supposed to be semetrical with the way you stroke with your left arm, because I stroke in a different pattern with my left arm than with my right, I suppose that's normal. Also is swimming considered an anerobic or aerobic sport or both?
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It's been a looong time since I received my degree in Physical Education (that's how long, the degree is now called Kinesiolgy) and since I took a very sharp turn in my career path not long after graduating, I have forgotten most of what I learned. But as I recall, the terms aerobic and anaerobic describe the fuel the body uses to meet the demand put on it. Short bursts of activity, such as sprints or intervals are fueled by glycogen (and other fuels?) in the muscle. These are anaerobic (without oxygen) activities. Longer sustained efforts require oxygen as fuel and are therefore aerobic.
Bottom line here is that, yes, swimming is both!
It's been a looong time since I received my degree in Physical Education (that's how long, the degree is now called Kinesiolgy) and since I took a very sharp turn in my career path not long after graduating, I have forgotten most of what I learned. But as I recall, the terms aerobic and anaerobic describe the fuel the body uses to meet the demand put on it. Short bursts of activity, such as sprints or intervals are fueled by glycogen (and other fuels?) in the muscle. These are anaerobic (without oxygen) activities. Longer sustained efforts require oxygen as fuel and are therefore aerobic.
Bottom line here is that, yes, swimming is both!
