I read somewhere (I can't recall it now) that swimming does not help much with weight loss, and that it doesn't burn as many calories as other sports (such as running). Is this actually true?
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Does that mean the secret to swimming a lot of weight off is to do hour long kick sets????
What people say on swimming vs running is that when you run you're supporting the weight of your whole body, while swimming, you don't have to do that, you have water resistance, but not so much as if you were supporting your body weight, so even kick sets wouldn't be the answer.
But since I love swimming and can run if my life depended on it (well, maybe if it depended on it, I could probably run a bit), I rather ignore this! I feel so energized after swimming, and I can feel I worked my whole body, I'm sure it'll make a difference somehow! Better than sitting on my ass all day!
Does that mean the secret to swimming a lot of weight off is to do hour long kick sets????
What people say on swimming vs running is that when you run you're supporting the weight of your whole body, while swimming, you don't have to do that, you have water resistance, but not so much as if you were supporting your body weight, so even kick sets wouldn't be the answer.
But since I love swimming and can run if my life depended on it (well, maybe if it depended on it, I could probably run a bit), I rather ignore this! I feel so energized after swimming, and I can feel I worked my whole body, I'm sure it'll make a difference somehow! Better than sitting on my ass all day!
