Swimming is not for weight loss

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I saw this article online and it really dampen my spirit since swimming is my favorite sport and I am trying to loose weight at the same time. Any comment?? SWIMMING IS NOT GOOD FOR WEIGHT LOSS If you want to lose weight, lower cholesterol, or help to control diabetes, swimming is better than nothing, but not that much better (1). A recent report from the University of Colorado shows that obese people who start a supervised swimming program do not lower their fasting blood sugar, insulin, total cholesterol, good HDL cholesterol and bad LDL cholesterol levels. They also did not lose weight or redistribute their body fat (2). These results are different from people who start land-based sports such as running, aerobic dancing, racquetball and cycling. When you exercise on land, your body is surrounded by air which insulates you, causing your body to retain heat and your body temperature to rise for up to 18 hours after you finish exercising. Increased body temperature speeds up your metabolism and helps you to lose weight and lower cholesterol. On the other hand, when you swim, your body is surrounded by water which is an excellent conductor of heat away from your body, preventing your body temperature from rising. If you want to lose weight by swimming, the best way is to do it is by using a swimming machine on dry land. I'm Dr. Gabe Mirkin on Fitness. 1) H Tanaka, DR Bassett, ET Howley. Effects of swim training on body weight, carbohydrate
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    Just went to the Weight Watchers sight to see how many points they give for swimming. You have to choose: swimming, slow or swimming, fast; then enter the length of time of the swim. Well, now, 1) would you consider a typical workout posted on this site slow or fast, and 2) should you subtract the brief rest intervals in the workouts from the total swim time? for 90 minutes of swimming, slow a person gets 13 points for 90 minutes of swimming, fast a person gets 15 points Considering that a person who weights between 150 and 174 lbs gets 22 points, swimming must be very good for weight loss because you get almost a full days worth of points for an hour and a half! Lainey
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    Just went to the Weight Watchers sight to see how many points they give for swimming. You have to choose: swimming, slow or swimming, fast; then enter the length of time of the swim. Well, now, 1) would you consider a typical workout posted on this site slow or fast, and 2) should you subtract the brief rest intervals in the workouts from the total swim time? for 90 minutes of swimming, slow a person gets 13 points for 90 minutes of swimming, fast a person gets 15 points Considering that a person who weights between 150 and 174 lbs gets 22 points, swimming must be very good for weight loss because you get almost a full days worth of points for an hour and a half! Lainey
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