Does swimming help you loose weight and get in shape.
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Hi all I just recently discovered a love for swimming and would like to know if its a good way to get in shape. Oh and Im a newvy at this so if anyone has aim or yahoo messenger and would like to help me out let me know!
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Hi! My experience has been that swimming alone - without dieting and trying to up my metabolism - helped my fitness but I didn't really lose weight. I swam 1 to 2 times a week for 9 months and then I started swimming 5 days a week around 2 Km, but I didn't really lose any weight. The change occurred for me (from 236 last January to 209 now) when I was swimming 6 days a week, I started dieting and improved my metabolism.
To top this off I joined a master's group as well and love it! I'm still losing weight and increasing my fitness, but the controlling diet and not splurging (ever!) seems to be most important for me. But I must say that without the swimming I'd never have made the improvements made to date.
Though just like others have written, other activities help too; I've started jogging (I can't call what I do running either) 4 km 4 days a week and that helps too.
In the end, swim! It will get you at least part of the way you want to go fitness wise but don't forget the rest.
Cheers!
Hi! My experience has been that swimming alone - without dieting and trying to up my metabolism - helped my fitness but I didn't really lose weight. I swam 1 to 2 times a week for 9 months and then I started swimming 5 days a week around 2 Km, but I didn't really lose any weight. The change occurred for me (from 236 last January to 209 now) when I was swimming 6 days a week, I started dieting and improved my metabolism.
To top this off I joined a master's group as well and love it! I'm still losing weight and increasing my fitness, but the controlling diet and not splurging (ever!) seems to be most important for me. But I must say that without the swimming I'd never have made the improvements made to date.
Though just like others have written, other activities help too; I've started jogging (I can't call what I do running either) 4 km 4 days a week and that helps too.
In the end, swim! It will get you at least part of the way you want to go fitness wise but don't forget the rest.
Cheers!
