how can i lose weight by swimming? should i eat before hand or afterwards? how should i warm-up?
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Swim a lot\neat a little before (at least an hour)\nstretch
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just keep swimming till you like how you look. do every stroke consistently. the best stroke for a six pack is butterfly. it uses all the muscles in your body. i swim every day for 2 hours. swimming has helped me with my body problems. now i am confident.
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aerobic exercises are fantastic for losing weight and staying fit, yoga is great for flexibilty and tone and weight lifting is great for building mass. Swimming meets all of these in one exercise. Just remember to eat healthy also as these are the years when your body needs every ounce of nutrition you can give it.
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They best type of swimming is constant motion. You have to get you heart rate and keep it up to burn fat. Do whatever is your best stroke for at least 20 minutes to start burning fat. Aqua aerobics are wonderful also. As far as toning. Breast stroke is a great workout it target a lot of muscle groups. More than freestyle and backstroke and its a lot easier than butterfly. Breast stroke is an easy stroke to learn, (not easy to master) but once learned you can keep it up for a while.
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Swimming for exercise\nSwimming does not significantly reduce weight and it is l poorly understood as a meassure for reducing fat. There are many other be nifits in swimming. Please read -\n\nA still-water swimming machine where the swimmer exercises against the pull of a bungee cord.Swimming is a good form of exercise. Because the density of the human body is approximately similar to that of water, the body is supported by the water and less stress is therefore placed on joints and bones. Therefore, swimming is frequently used as an exercise in rehabilitation after injuries or for those with disabilities.\n\nResistance swimming is one form of swimming exercise. It is done either for training purposes, to hold the swimmer in place for stroke analysis, or to enable swimming in a confined space for athletic or therapeutic reasons. Resistance swimming can be done either against a stream of water set in motion by a (usually) self-contained mechanical device (often termed a swimming machine) or by holding the swimmer stationary by means of elastic attachments.\n\nSwimming is primarily an aerobic exercise due to the relatively long exercise time, requiring a constant oxygen supply to the muscles, except for short sprints where the muscles work anaerobically. As with most aerobic exercise it is believed to reduce the harmful effects of stress. While aerobic exercises usually burn fat and help with losing weight, this effect is limited in swimming, even though being in cold water burns more food energy to maintain body temperature.\n\nThe reason that swimming does not significantly reduce weight is still poorly understood, but seems to be related to the better heat conduction of water. A number of reasons are suspected.\n\nWater cools the body much faster than air and most researchers believe that subsequently the body aims to maintain a layer of fat under the skin for insulation. \nIt is believed that appetite decreases as the body temperature increases, as for example during exercise. However, during swimming the body is cooled down almost instantly as the surrounding water is usually cooler than the body temperature, and some researchers believe that this may actually increase the appetite. This assumption is not yet proven by research. \nFast swimming requires a high level of effort, meaning glycogen rather than fat is burned. Prolonged exercise at lower intensity is better for fat-burning. \nSome researchers also believe that the metabolism of the body increases at higher body temperature, burning more food energy. Again, during swimming the body is cooled down by the surrounding water, reducing the metabolism, and subsequently the amount of food energy burnt. This assumption is also not yet proven by research. \nThere is also a theory that people with a genetically higher body fat content tend to be more successful as swimmers since the increased buoyancy of the fat aids in floatation or the rounder shapes offer less resistance to the water. \nSwimming exercises almost all muscles in the body. Usually, the arms and upper body are exercised more than the legs. In competitive swimming, excessive leg muscles can be seen as a disadvantage as they consume more oxygen, which would be needed for the muscles in the arms, although this depends on the swimming style. While breaststroke generates significant movement with the legs, front crawl propels the body mainly with the arms.\n\nSometimes the swimming consists of swimming laps using a conventional stroke, such as the front crawl; other forms can include different forms of exercise performed in the water, such as water aerobics.\n\nSwimming may be good for asthma sufferers.\n\nSwimming uses all three energy production systems, which are the creatine phosphate system, anaerobic fermentation (also known as Lactic acid buildup system), and the aerobic system. These three systems produce energy in form of ATP to enable muscle use (among other body functions).
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When I was swimming in college, my coach told us to do lighter weights and more reps.   \nYou want to do exercises that will work the muscles that you use during the power part of the stroke.\nI swam the butterfly & concentrated on my triceps for the power push at the end of the stroke.  It would be pretty much the same for freestyle.\nDo anything that will work the muscles that you use when you swim. \n\n I would suggest swimming more during the week if you really want to improve your times.  The best thing to do is swim with the correct technique & do drills that emphasize different parts of that technique.
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I like this question.. \n\nand I can tell you the less fat you eat the better.. stay away from those steaks, burgers etc.. at least during competiton.. \n\nduring your big meet this is what you do\n\nnight before:\n\ncomplex carbs!! your pastas, breads etc.. they are great sources of energy but they take a while to be broken down, so eat them the night before, and they will give you energy for the morning\n\nmorning: \n\neveryone knows racing with an empty stomach sucks, so make sure you eat breakfast! very important, most swimmers try to wake up just before they have to go warm up to get the most amount of sleep.. but I will tell you that breakfast is way more important. here is what you eat:\nfruit fruit fruit and fruit!! super important.. simple sugars are broken down fast, and by the time your race comes you'll be ready to go.. also eat something that will fill you up, but not too much.. I like pancakes, even though they are complex carbs, they fill me up perfect so Im not hungry when I swim\n\nAfter you swim: its extremely important to eat right after your swim.. you have to replenish your glycogen levels quick! the longer you wait.. the longer it takes to replenish them.. and if you made finals you will need them! eat a fruit or some kind of shake.. GO is the best one out there\n\nYou eat like this, and drink plenty of liquids and you will have the best meet of your life!!!
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swimming pool excercises are the easiest on your joints & musles...jogging,areobics & running are the worce ones to do as they jar your joints causing inflamton & over time can make them weaker....imagine the amount of force & pressure put on them when you lieterally are repeatedly "slamming" them with all your body weight....\n plus swimming helps keep your body cool,prevents over heating great muscle resistance...some places offer "Aqua areobics" which is basically doing the same movements as in a class,in the pool..\n Leaving out a lot of carbs will help you loose weight too...remove one thing at a time ,every 2 weeks,drink plenty of water,avoid ALL sweetners (artificals are really bad for you body,as your body was never intended to process them,plus they are so nasty to taste)....add more veggies,without the dips or salad dressings....condiments are added caloiries too..read the food labels to find the lowest source of saturated fats....avoid process foods....soy/soybean oil/vegetable oils(they are soy mostly) are now genetically altered & have very little protient values as they had 20 years ago.\n Stick with chicken or fish....cooked anyway but deep fried ...uncooked veggies have more nutrients than steamed,stir fried or boiled ones do.....frozen ones do too,canned ones have a lot of sodium/salt added,unless they are fresh off the plant,they loose their protien vaules more than the other 2 do....\n Try to avoid salty foods,as salt/sodium causes water retention...making you bloated.....\n Rice,corn & potatoes/fries , have a very high carb content.....\n Use extra virgin olive oil to cook in ...it has a very light taste & is a good fat....vegetable oil is full of saturated fat,clogs ateries & packs on the weight.\n Better to use a small amount of real butter than maragine or spreads,as they are mostly hydroganated soy/vegetable oil..
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Just swimming will never make you "slim".  You may loss some weight in the beginning but you will never become totally tone.  If you look at a lot of swimmers, they are bigger builds, broad shoulders and such.  Any exercise needs to be supplemented with healthy eating habits.
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Swimming is a great way to lose fat... It's Possibly the best way to get ripped without stepping into a gym.
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Eat sensibly.\n\nYou will lose more weight faster but doing anarobic activities - like weight lifting or push up than doing strictly aerobic attivities.
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the basic of swimming is that u must breath in i.e fill ur stomach with air then streach ur legs nd hands nd start flapping them like a bird(only legs) nd as far as ur hands r concerned move them in the backward direcion like dis(ur hands->,<)\n\n 1 <(position of ur hands in the forward direction)   then             2 >(backward direction)
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Swimming is an excellent way to lose fat and very low impact. Just remember that in order to lose weight, you must stay in the heart rate zone (135-160) for a good and constant period of time, like 20-30 minutes each time. Work up to it if you can't swim for 30 minutes straight.
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Swim, swim, swim. Practice your rescue strokes (side stroke, elementary back, heads-up free & heads-up breast stroke) as well as your regular swim strokes. Practice treading water without using your hands and practice submerging underwater. Running on the sand is great. If you weight train, cut it out until you're done with your certification. Good luck.
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if you swim laps before and do streches before to get you warmed upI swim 70 lengths of a 25meter pool at least 3 times a week. I have been doing this since I was little. It is good exercise but not great for losing weight. Then again it might work differently for you. 64 lenghts = 1 mile. Front crawl is best. If you have not swam for a while or never at all, built up your lengths add a few more on every night. Stop for a breather every 10 lengths of so and always bring water.yes swimming is exercise you burn 600 calories and hour and it really shapes your arms...try doing jumping jacks in the water...or doing rolling your arms in the pool (put your arms under the water and bend then in front of you and put one hand in front of the other and roll and do that for some time..or stand with your hands at your sides and bring your arms up and down ...try walking or running in the same stop you can also do modified squats or hold the side of the pool and bring your legs forward that what i do in the summer.Running is good but swimming is also good as well. It is a good form of exercise and workouts depend on the length of your pool. You should do many laps of swimmimg depending on your level of fitness. If you have not been swimming in a long time it may feel tiring at first but you will get used to it. As you get better you should increase the amount of swimming. A good idea is to join a swim class. Swimming is a good alternative to running because it doesnt have that high impact that running does. Oh yeah and before your swim workout you should strech, like your quads, calves, triceps, ect. I had a bad experience once. I was doing drills (The flutter kick thing) and right in the middle of the pool i got a cramp on my quad. It was painful. That is why you should strecth.
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Swimming!  That is how I have lost all of the weight I wanted to, and it keeps my body toned up.  Hope it works for you.  Good luck
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Eating healthy, consistent exercise and lots of water is the right way to start and are important for a healthy lifestyle but they won't necessarily cause you to lose weight.\n\nTo use exercise to lose weight:\nYour cardio exercise should have your heart rate at a minimum of 80% of maximum which is generally 220 - age\nand maintain that for over 20 minutes. At 20 minutes, your blood glucose level is depleted and your muscles start to burn fat so every minute beyond 20 minutes you are directly burning fat. If you increase your muscle mass, it does increase your weight since muscle is denser than fat but you burn more calories even when you are resting when you have more muscle. \n\nThe last five-ten pounds will not come off so easily however short of starting a fitness plan that has you training for a marathon (running so much that it matters less about much you eat though what you eat will affect performance).