hey there! I used to compete when I was younger but I have gained weight since then and would love to use swimming to slim down. Swimming is my cardio of choice. My goal is to participate in a Swim a Thon in April 2005. I haven't been on a team or trained lately (since I was 11)....so I am not familiar on how to do intervals with the clock and all that stuff. Anyway...can you guys help me out? Thanks.
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I don't have any scientific proof, but I would guess that walking alone without improved eating habits would not allow people to loose weight either. Same for running, biking, etc.
There is no doubt that the two go hand in hand. And as we get older, it becomes more important to eat properly with the exercise. Our metabolism slows down naturally. We burn less calories doing everyday stuff.
As for the google report, I know that for me at least if I was to swim a mile 5 or more times a week, while limiting calories to 1800 I would drop weight quickly. I don't know about anyone else. I do intervals when I swim (90% of my workouts). I'm able to get my heart rate up and keep it up above 120. Sometimes it goes as high as 170.
I don't have any scientific proof, but I would guess that walking alone without improved eating habits would not allow people to loose weight either. Same for running, biking, etc.
There is no doubt that the two go hand in hand. And as we get older, it becomes more important to eat properly with the exercise. Our metabolism slows down naturally. We burn less calories doing everyday stuff.
As for the google report, I know that for me at least if I was to swim a mile 5 or more times a week, while limiting calories to 1800 I would drop weight quickly. I don't know about anyone else. I do intervals when I swim (90% of my workouts). I'm able to get my heart rate up and keep it up above 120. Sometimes it goes as high as 170.
