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. :)
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I checked out the calculator. No matter what you put in for exercise it said you had to exercise more and eat less to lose weight. While true,in that if you were already doing 3 hr of vigorous swimming and not losing weight if you wanted to you'd have to do more or eat less,it was still a canned response. Also,there BMI and ideal weight charts had the generic problem that they all do that they don't apply to muscular people.Muscle is heavier than fat so you can be "over weight" and have less fat,and be healthier than someone lighter.
Those tables don't apply to the big-boned among us either;)
Hey anyone know at what point a muscular body becomes a danger to the heart because of the amount of work it has to do to pump blood?. Not that I am at risk.
I checked out the calculator. No matter what you put in for exercise it said you had to exercise more and eat less to lose weight. While true,in that if you were already doing 3 hr of vigorous swimming and not losing weight if you wanted to you'd have to do more or eat less,it was still a canned response. Also,there BMI and ideal weight charts had the generic problem that they all do that they don't apply to muscular people.Muscle is heavier than fat so you can be "over weight" and have less fat,and be healthier than someone lighter.
Those tables don't apply to the big-boned among us either;)
Hey anyone know at what point a muscular body becomes a danger to the heart because of the amount of work it has to do to pump blood?. Not that I am at risk.
