Does swimming burn as many calories as other sports? Unless you're putting in some real yardage, it doesn't seem like it does to me. I was chatting with some tri teammates awhile ago. They think they're slimmer when they're doing multiple sports and not just swimming. Me too, I think. Anyone else have thoughts on this? I guess I should be lifting weights ... Thanks in advance. :)
I'm just waiting to see George on Oprah pitching his new runaway diet bestseller "Eat Bad Fish in Egypt".
The whole subject is rife with fallacies, fads and foolishness. I get a great kick when I sometimes stumble across a panel of diet gurus savaging each other on television. There is a lot of sound biochemical science out there, but it seems a lot of general p. want the biggest effort to be buying the magic books that will melt pounds off.
Congrats to all who have lost weight swimming!
I think I just read an article in the newspaper about a study trying to determine which of the various fad diets worked better. I seem to recall it was inconclusive and that none of the would be dieters lost that much weight, with perhaps the Atkins diet (lots of protein) doing a little better than average? I also seem to recall that virtually none of the dieters could actually adhere to diet, thus further rendering the results inconclusive. :rofl: Good reason not to engage in this extreme eating behavior.
I agree with everyone who suggested weights. It's definitely not how much you weigh because muscle does weight more than fat. It's all in the inches and whether they pass the mirror test. Or the spouse test.
I'm with Jim though. I get the best results with swimming + running (or spinning) + weights. Even if (S)he-Man hates running. I think (S)he-Man is an aquaholic too. :thhbbb:
And I am imagining FlyQueen tonight .... Do I want to drink alcohol or eat chocolate or both? Should it be ice cream or potato chips in my pajamas? LOL. Good genetics are great, but it helps to watch it as you age up. Kids are also a bit of a wild card ...
I'm just waiting to see George on Oprah pitching his new runaway diet bestseller "Eat Bad Fish in Egypt".
The whole subject is rife with fallacies, fads and foolishness. I get a great kick when I sometimes stumble across a panel of diet gurus savaging each other on television. There is a lot of sound biochemical science out there, but it seems a lot of general p. want the biggest effort to be buying the magic books that will melt pounds off.
Congrats to all who have lost weight swimming!
I think I just read an article in the newspaper about a study trying to determine which of the various fad diets worked better. I seem to recall it was inconclusive and that none of the would be dieters lost that much weight, with perhaps the Atkins diet (lots of protein) doing a little better than average? I also seem to recall that virtually none of the dieters could actually adhere to diet, thus further rendering the results inconclusive. :rofl: Good reason not to engage in this extreme eating behavior.
I agree with everyone who suggested weights. It's definitely not how much you weigh because muscle does weight more than fat. It's all in the inches and whether they pass the mirror test. Or the spouse test.
I'm with Jim though. I get the best results with swimming + running (or spinning) + weights. Even if (S)he-Man hates running. I think (S)he-Man is an aquaholic too. :thhbbb:
And I am imagining FlyQueen tonight .... Do I want to drink alcohol or eat chocolate or both? Should it be ice cream or potato chips in my pajamas? LOL. Good genetics are great, but it helps to watch it as you age up. Kids are also a bit of a wild card ...
