what do you think about when you swim laps?
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The song technique is one of the best that almost all swimmers use.  I've also heard that thinking of something that makes you angry also works because it causes you to take your stress out on the water... hehe I've used that technique a few times also, you feel nice and relaxed when you finish =D
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swimming,not because of the skimpy suits either...the body moving thru the water is sleek to me..and diving is what I consider to be majestic..great to watch and even better to do myself! =)
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sounds about right - we went for spring break a few years ago and it was too cold to enjoy swimming but the weather was nice.  This year we waited until summer break to go - much better!
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I love swimming Butterfly, as it has a lovely wave motion that makes me feel like a dolphin. And it is powerful stroke.. \n\nAnd I love putting it all together by swimming the individual medley, where you get the change to do all the strokes in one set :-)
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my friend goes running and swimming and hes losing his...but run long distances and swim laps instead of just playing around...front crawl (freestyle) and back crawl (backstroke) and definitely breast stroke are probably the best swimming methods
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yes you sweat, here are some references\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=Aj2sWTxHadgLxuvCu9Z2hKojzKIX?qid=1006051511387\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=Avj2Fhv5IAZBqd3EdkTr3_0jzKIX?qid=1006030404813\n\nIt has been asked a couple times here, and the answer is yes, when you are swimming hard, your body still needs to cool down more than what the water is cooling it. Thats why you sweat.. if you dont believe me, look at swimmers when they finish their races... are they red? .. if the answer is yes.. their body temp is high.. even if they are surrounded by water they will sweat
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Generally speaking what they say,"Bore is a state of mind". \n\nWell that doesn't help anyone may be somebody but it didn't to me. What I feel, is that one should try to be adventurous.. anything even it may be stupid thing. Worth trying. Find new things to do, one will lead to another. \n\nFor example I learned swimming at the age of 29. I had fun but it was the first step that was difficult to take. That led me into intermediate swimming. As lot of people say swimming does help lift your spirit, you feel good about yourself and meet new people. Now I am considering scuba diving. There are endless things. I am not suggesting to do swimming but some thing that will make you feel good. Do things that you wished do even when your were a kid or thought about something working at your current job. You will find something. Remember, relaxing is not a bad idea at time. \n\nMind can be easily be occupied with good stuff or the bad stuff :). So good stuff is always good way to go. \n\nHope you feel better.
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Have you asked your cardiologist what he or she suggests? The water aerobics thing is a good form of exercise but what was to happen if you passed out...in the pool?! Good luck to you!
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I ABSOLUTELY LOVE SWIMMING! I swim about 20 hours a week training under the coaching staff of 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Kristine Quance.  It is the best sport ever!
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For swim lessons, where kids have fun, here are some good ones:\n\ntag.. you would be amazed how much fun it is in the water, walls are base.. so much fun. and they have to do a set while they are doing it ( for more experienced swimmers ) \n\ncone.. have an orange cone in the bottomo of the pool, and have 2 or 3 kids per lane.. you can play power cone or poison cone..  the object of the game is either to have the cone in the bottom of your lane at the end of the set. \n\nThose two are more when you ahve a workout and you want to have fun.. \n\nthere are reflex games, that are a lot of fun:\nstand in the middle of the pool and pick names for both ends.. and whenever you say the name, everyone sprints to that side.. you can change the names, and trick the kids.. and award points to whoever gets there first\n\nand I know many more.. if you choose me as best answer and email me, i can give you more
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Losing is a part of life- i hate to break it to you.  Striving to be the best is one thing, but being completely neurotic about not being number one is another.  Swimming is about beating yourself, not the person in the lane next to you.  Always strive for a better time- not to beat the next person.  Because in the end, unless you're an Olympic champion, there is always going to someone faster than you.  Do what Dory says: Just Keep Swimming!
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All I would say.  You are so posed to be exactly alike in your moves.  What every body part the other swimmer has you must have that too.  lol\nIt helps if you can float also.
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This is dependent on your metabolism and effort but for someone 130lb. swimming laps you burn about 590 calories per hour. So about 43 min I believe.
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freestyle\n\nbutterfly is too difficult\ni can't see where i'm going when i swim backstroke\nbreastroke hurts me knees bc i can't swim it correctly\n\nfreestyle is the most fun for me
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An easy way to answer your question would be that you take a glide in your breaststroke, in this glide you can rest (and stretch) usually for 1-3 seconds (in a lap-swimmer non-competitive style breaststroke).  You do not get this pause/rest/glide in freestyle, thus it feels like you are working harder in freestyle and can swim for longer with breaststroke. \nBy The Way...Bogeythedog's comments are also valid, take them on board also.
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During the first 2 days just familiarize yourself with the pool and the water, dont think what length you can swim. Once you feel comfortable, begin your training by swimming one length of the pool at a time gradually increasing your distance over the course of several weeks.  Each training session should start with two laps of warm-up, two to four laps of swim drills , followed by two to four laps of easy swimming.Gradually progressing and increasing the number of laps each week.\n\nDo not rush to increase the number of laps every day but try to increase them gradually and slowly over the number of days that you plan to swim.
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First of all, try to get someone to explain to you in person, trainer or soething like that, then make sure that you do any exercise to improve the technique as using a pull or something, then after you are prtty sure you are getting into it, try to do 1/4 of laps more than you use to do, then do 1/2 laps more\n\nWithin a month or two(swimming everyday) You won't have any problem with it and you'll improve your technique and the only matter will be the speed that ypu'll be swimming