Does swimming help you loose weight and get in shape.

I realized that at some point, air had calories. It comes with the beautiful wonders of aging. Remember getting old isn't for wimps, but it beats the alternative.:joker: This is true. As you get older, your metabolism just slows down. I seem to recall Paul Smith telling me that if you overtrain to compensate, that can slow your metabolism further. I think the easy answer to this question is yes. Of course swimming helps you lose weight and get in shape. But it depends on many factors including the length and intensity of your swimming workouts, your age, how much weight you've got to lose. I've gained weight since becoming a masters swimmer two years ago. Not sure if it's due to age or the type of exercise. Once you get to a reasonable weight, though, I'm not sure swimming alone will help you lose that last 5 pounds. I've also had trainers tell me that swimming causes your body to retain some fat. For me, I like to mix in weights, drylands and running or some other equivalent weight bearing exercise. I know quite a few women who just swim and don't lift (because of time constraints). I think they would be more successful losing the extra weight if they did something besides swimming. But that's just MHO. Now, I have to stop snacking late at night. But my Dracullina ways make it difficult.

I realized that at some point, air had calories. It comes with the beautiful wonders of aging. Remember getting old isn't for wimps, but it beats the alternative.:joker: This is true. As you get older, your metabolism just slows down. I seem to recall Paul Smith telling me that if you overtrain to compensate, that can slow your metabolism further. I think the easy answer to this question is yes. Of course swimming helps you lose weight and get in shape. But it depends on many factors including the length and intensity of your swimming workouts, your age, how much weight you've got to lose. I've gained weight since becoming a masters swimmer two years ago. Not sure if it's due to age or the type of exercise. Once you get to a reasonable weight, though, I'm not sure swimming alone will help you lose that last 5 pounds. I've also had trainers tell me that swimming causes your body to retain some fat. For me, I like to mix in weights, drylands and running or some other equivalent weight bearing exercise. I know quite a few women who just swim and don't lift (because of time constraints). I think they would be more successful losing the extra weight if they did something besides swimming. But that's just MHO. Now, I have to stop snacking late at night. But my Dracullina ways make it difficult.