I've read in a few web sites that you burn less calories swimming freestyle than using a breaststroke, is this true ? why ?
Can anyone expand on this concept ?
-Rc
COMPETATIVE Breaststroke uses the most energy because you REALLY use the big muscles of your legs and that burns more energy than the comparitively smaller muscles of your upper body(and you use them too in breaststroke as well as your core,it's a better total body workout.) I say competative breaststroke in contrast to headup reststroke which you see many people do at some pools,generally when they step into your lane obliviously when you are in the middle of a set.
COMPETATIVE Breaststroke uses the most energy because you REALLY use the big muscles of your legs and that burns more energy than the comparitively smaller muscles of your upper body(and you use them too in breaststroke as well as your core,it's a better total body workout.) I say competative breaststroke in contrast to headup reststroke which you see many people do at some pools,generally when they step into your lane obliviously when you are in the middle of a set.
