I'm sure many of you are already aware of this article on about.com It reviews a couple of studies that try to explain why swimmers tend to have more body fat than other athletes.
Thought if you weren't aware of the article you might find it interesting.
swimming.about.com/.../offsite.htm
Lainey
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You burn more calories running at a good clip for an hour than you do swimming at a good clip for an hour.
Is this true? I've always thought it was anecdotally correct. To me, I have to swim longer to get the same "bang for my buck" as running.
My daughter is always saying that there are some very big girls at her swim meets. Plus, I had the opportunity to observe Worlds last summer. There were, of course, many fit lean specimens. But I did seem to notice quite a few "big" women (however that is technically defined) doing very well.
You burn more calories running at a good clip for an hour than you do swimming at a good clip for an hour.
Is this true? I've always thought it was anecdotally correct. To me, I have to swim longer to get the same "bang for my buck" as running.
My daughter is always saying that there are some very big girls at her swim meets. Plus, I had the opportunity to observe Worlds last summer. There were, of course, many fit lean specimens. But I did seem to notice quite a few "big" women (however that is technically defined) doing very well.
