I have been a fan of Dr. Kenneth Cooper and his writings for a couple of decades and have been reading an older book of his that reccomends "striking" exercise such as running for aging athletes.(boomers) He contends that as we age we need this sort of exercise to promote bone density. He also suggests higher ratios of weight training to aerobics for the same reason. I have only been swimming for a couple of years now and must say that my body has never felt healthier and more pain free. So, I am reluctant to go back to dealing with all the aches and pains associated with running. So here is my question of you experienced swimmers. Do you complement your swimming with dryland training such as running and lifting? If so how often and what types? Do you think Cooper is correct in asserting the need for weight bearing exercise over non weight bearing activity?
Lots of questions. Just curious about this one.
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Spudfing
As far as I know there has been only one study on "real" swimming and bone density.It was done in the 80s(published 1988 I believe) on Masters Swimmers at the Nats in Portland and showed that Masters Swimmers have very good bone density.All the other studies I've seen don't deal with competitive level swimming or are just speculation.
As far as I know there has been only one study on "real" swimming and bone density.It was done in the 80s(published 1988 I believe) on Masters Swimmers at the Nats in Portland and showed that Masters Swimmers have very good bone density.All the other studies I've seen don't deal with competitive level swimming or are just speculation.
