Hi all I am new here. I am wondering what is a good routine to swim and lose weight? I am close to 250lbs right now and don't look good fat LOL. was doing some research and found an article written by USMS' own Bill Volckening (if he posts here, hi Bill!) that talks about how he lost weight by swimming and changing his diet, but he don't talk about the swimming much, just the eating. LOL and i've had enough eating.
His story is very inspriational though and I want tofollow suit! I've started a diet but I need help with swiming! ANy suggestions?? ThxU!
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Basically the study was saying that if you're a swimmer, you tend to eat more I can definitely believe that. After swimming, I have a ravenous appetite. But I have actually lost some weight since I have started swimming regularly about 4 months ago. I think part of it is that I have not quite learned how to swim very efficiently, so I burn a lot of energy swimming. When I'm resting at the end of the lane, I can feel myself generating a lot of heat, and I have to keep myself submerged to cool off. I continue to feel hot for a couple hours after swimming, so I assume that my metabolism stays elevated.
Basically the study was saying that if you're a swimmer, you tend to eat more I can definitely believe that. After swimming, I have a ravenous appetite. But I have actually lost some weight since I have started swimming regularly about 4 months ago. I think part of it is that I have not quite learned how to swim very efficiently, so I burn a lot of energy swimming. When I'm resting at the end of the lane, I can feel myself generating a lot of heat, and I have to keep myself submerged to cool off. I continue to feel hot for a couple hours after swimming, so I assume that my metabolism stays elevated.
