I heard some where way back that if you are doing a exercise like swimming for the aerobic benifit. If you stop for more then 15 seconds ..say to talk to someone..you lose the benifit from the aerobic part of workout.. Any one heard about this?
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Originally posted by breastroker
Bottom line, if you are swimming 3,000 to 5000 yards in an hours workout, you do not have to worry about losing aerobic benefits.
Right, but I'm not sure that applies to lapswimmer. I suspect that many fitness swimmers do not work out long enough or hard enough, hence the claim that you can't lose weight swimming.
Breastroke and Gull, I think thats what it is I read , Stopping after a work out of 20 minutes more then 15 seconds. Of course If a swimmer does a 1000 yrds or more theres lots of aerobic conditioning. I guess I ment stopping for breaks of more then 15 seconds with a short 20 minute swim. Gull is right that would not be too long of a workout. Also I have seen lots of lapswimmers that swim long times and are very good swimmers but they still have the weight abnd I dont think they will ever loose that swimming thats the diet part that comes in.
Bottom line if its going to only be a 20-30 minute workout..SWIM!
