If I only swim but don't do any other exercises, what will I be missing? Not much, I suppose? I can still have a good physique and it sure does more to my health than if running is my only exercise? Comments?
Despite the bad rap that running gets (bangs the joints, etc.) there is something magical about it - when I run, my HDL goes up into the 70s. When I stopped doing triathlons and just swam, my diet actually improved, but my LDLs jumped to 150 and my HDL dropped to 57 (Strangely enough my triglycerides were only 33).
My friend who is a doc thinks my LDLs may have jumped up because of a medicine I was taking for a medical condition. I got the horrible reading in mid-June and am due to go back in October to see if it has improved. I am no longer on the medicine and am now running in addition to swimming. I'm hopeful I will see an improvement in the cholesterol readings.
Despite the bad rap that running gets (bangs the joints, etc.) there is something magical about it - when I run, my HDL goes up into the 70s. When I stopped doing triathlons and just swam, my diet actually improved, but my LDLs jumped to 150 and my HDL dropped to 57 (Strangely enough my triglycerides were only 33).
My friend who is a doc thinks my LDLs may have jumped up because of a medicine I was taking for a medical condition. I got the horrible reading in mid-June and am due to go back in October to see if it has improved. I am no longer on the medicine and am now running in addition to swimming. I'm hopeful I will see an improvement in the cholesterol readings.
