I overheard some ladies talking yesterday and instructing their kids not to get in the ocean. Here are two of their reasons: 1) they just had lunch and lady said you'll get cramps, you can't swim for an hour, and 2) your face will turn to scales while food is in your stomach.
Later, a young woman was advising me on my newest problem, leg cramps, and she told me it was impossible for me to get leg cramps because I wasn't sprinting. She said that leg cramping is caused from dehydration and only a person who sprints will get dehydrated; not distance people, so she suggested I see a doctor.
We all know these are pretty ridiculous, have you overheard anyone advising others about "their myths?" The people making these comments were from England.
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that's not necessarily true. A very effortless swimmer willnot burn many calories.
I used to believe this but now I question it based on myself. I am a true technician most of the time and swim with little effort over many miles. Now, supposedly a person can use 600 calories in an hour swimming so I qualify for that one. I swim sometimes up to 4 hours at a whack, but because I am efficient, I don't know how many calories I expend. But I will truthfully say this: I probably put those calories back in thus keeping me from reducing my weight.
But I am sure I will have a weight loss when I leave Roatan for Utila; problem is, it will be all on one day (aack!).
Myth: you can lose weight swimming AND eat anything you want.
that's not necessarily true. A very effortless swimmer willnot burn many calories.
I used to believe this but now I question it based on myself. I am a true technician most of the time and swim with little effort over many miles. Now, supposedly a person can use 600 calories in an hour swimming so I qualify for that one. I swim sometimes up to 4 hours at a whack, but because I am efficient, I don't know how many calories I expend. But I will truthfully say this: I probably put those calories back in thus keeping me from reducing my weight.
But I am sure I will have a weight loss when I leave Roatan for Utila; problem is, it will be all on one day (aack!).
Myth: you can lose weight swimming AND eat anything you want.
