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?
It isn't the technique per se - I swam for many years "wrong," a mile a day, and it was excellent for weight control - but caloric expenditure versus intake. Perhaps you can mix in some sprint work with straightforward lap swimming and see what happens.
To avoid eating everything in sight, I take along some tasty fruits (cherries or orange sections seem to be very good) and milk or yogurt for postswim eats.
Don't know about the sauna thing; maybe you'd sweat off a bit over time, but it's not the main activity.
VB
It isn't the technique per se - I swam for many years "wrong," a mile a day, and it was excellent for weight control - but caloric expenditure versus intake. Perhaps you can mix in some sprint work with straightforward lap swimming and see what happens.
To avoid eating everything in sight, I take along some tasty fruits (cherries or orange sections seem to be very good) and milk or yogurt for postswim eats.
Don't know about the sauna thing; maybe you'd sweat off a bit over time, but it's not the main activity.
VB
