Articles about Swimming not being good for weight loss
Former Member
Hello everyone,
I recently happened to have read a few (probably misleading) articles about swimming and weight loss. I have started swimming 3 months ago as a replacement for other cardio exercises due to knee injury. I enjoy swimming greatly but also I want to lose weight.
What I read is that because of the cold water the body tends to build a layer of fat underneath the skin to heat the body... that also the body doesn't burn as much fat because the cold water keeps it from heating... and that the cold water causes the apetite to rise.
Is any of this scientific? Does it make any sense?
You can lose weight swimming. Remeber you didn't put it on over night and it doesn't come off over night. You will also build muscle which weighs more than the fat you lose. You really need to focus more on inches and how your clothes fit than what the scale says. I have gone from 220 lbs 4 years ago and am in the low 160's now.
The greatest loss of inches were when I started swimming with the kids and doing more sprint training.
I have actually found that about a month out from a big taper meet I start losing weight faster than when I am doing my normal training. The reason is the bursts of intensity that are added to my workouts. Changes in pace and intensity make such a difference in weight loss. Usually I have to eat extra to keep from losing weight too fast.
You can lose weight swimming. Remeber you didn't put it on over night and it doesn't come off over night. You will also build muscle which weighs more than the fat you lose. You really need to focus more on inches and how your clothes fit than what the scale says. I have gone from 220 lbs 4 years ago and am in the low 160's now.
The greatest loss of inches were when I started swimming with the kids and doing more sprint training.
I have actually found that about a month out from a big taper meet I start losing weight faster than when I am doing my normal training. The reason is the bursts of intensity that are added to my workouts. Changes in pace and intensity make such a difference in weight loss. Usually I have to eat extra to keep from losing weight too fast.
