There seems to be as many opinions and misinformation floating around about personal weight that I thought we might share and perhaps open our minds a bit. Here are the questions that I feel will provide useful info:
Age
Sex
Height
Present weight range (many people vary 3-4 lbs over a day)
Ideal weight range for optimum health (your opinion)
Ideal weight range for optimum swimming performance
What steps are you taking, or will you be taking, to lose or
gain the weight difference between present & optimum.
I'll start
54
M
6'1"
220-224
190-194
182-188
Drastically cut down drinking & desserts; resume active training
Parents
Former Member
Something I've been wondering lately is whether the person who swims five tough workouts a week achieves any more health benefits than someone who swims three less intense workouts? I looked around on the internet but most of what I found seemed to deal with benefits of going from zero exercise to very moderate exercise. Are marathon runners "healthier" than 5k or 10k runners? Certainly training harder and performing better have their own rewards, I'm just wondering if anyone had seen any good treatment of the health benefits, if any, of going beyond regular moderate exercise?
42
6'1"
166-170
170?
165-175?
If I could lose 5lbs of fat and put on 5lbs of muscle I would be very happy. Have recently started going to the gym again.
Something I've been wondering lately is whether the person who swims five tough workouts a week achieves any more health benefits than someone who swims three less intense workouts? I looked around on the internet but most of what I found seemed to deal with benefits of going from zero exercise to very moderate exercise. Are marathon runners "healthier" than 5k or 10k runners? Certainly training harder and performing better have their own rewards, I'm just wondering if anyone had seen any good treatment of the health benefits, if any, of going beyond regular moderate exercise?
42
6'1"
166-170
170?
165-175?
If I could lose 5lbs of fat and put on 5lbs of muscle I would be very happy. Have recently started going to the gym again.
