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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Originally posted by khiliah
OK, well I'm completely addicted to whitey's ice cream.... so I'll just have to double up the swimming effort so I can be guilt free for a double scoop? :)
:D
I didn't know that Whitey's was ice cream. I thought it was frozen custard. Don't they have some nonfat flavors?
Oddly, almost all studies concerning weight maintance were centered on diabetics or top atheletes. Only recently have people began to study weight and average people. It truly is a controversial issue. Most swimmers, even some elite male (it might be hidden)swimmers have body fat. I woudl bet that the average female high school swimmer has less body fat thtan the nonswimming high school girl.
Most people don't swim long or hard enough towork into the reserve fat that their body hasstored. If you get into a pool and swim laps, itis very unlikely you will lose a significant amout of weight. I know a guy who islosing weight by kick 25yds as fast as he can, resting to a count of 15, and then, kicking again. He flys down the pool.
Originally posted by khiliah
OK, well I'm completely addicted to whitey's ice cream.... so I'll just have to double up the swimming effort so I can be guilt free for a double scoop? :)
:D
I didn't know that Whitey's was ice cream. I thought it was frozen custard. Don't they have some nonfat flavors?
Oddly, almost all studies concerning weight maintance were centered on diabetics or top atheletes. Only recently have people began to study weight and average people. It truly is a controversial issue. Most swimmers, even some elite male (it might be hidden)swimmers have body fat. I woudl bet that the average female high school swimmer has less body fat thtan the nonswimming high school girl.
Most people don't swim long or hard enough towork into the reserve fat that their body hasstored. If you get into a pool and swim laps, itis very unlikely you will lose a significant amout of weight. I know a guy who islosing weight by kick 25yds as fast as he can, resting to a count of 15, and then, kicking again. He flys down the pool.
