I want to be a lifeguard, how should i workout bulky or cut, what kind of workouts should i do?
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As long as you can swim well, and haul in someone in distress, that's all that matters. Beyond that, get your body fit however you want it to be.
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You need 'in water' Tai Chi.... Badly, my friend.\nOr even plain Tai Chi.\nThen, work your way up to gentle swimming.\nThink of the pool as your best friend!\nof course, professional advice is best.
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well hopefully the water is warm... so just keep swimming\n\noutside of the pool get yoursefl a parka, and some of those Ogs.. very popular amongst girls college swimmers these years\n\nI swam for 3 years outside and had morning workout at 5:30, sometimes it would get to be 32 outside and we would still swim.. the trick was running out of the locker as fast as you could took your parka off and jumped in
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I hirely suggest if you have money to spend on personal trainer because they know their stuff. If your budget is not there; suggest you do some research about ab workout.  You like running? that should do well for overall body like swimming.\n\nBut you want to make your abs looking better, lots of situps and crunches etc..  becareful though not to hurt your lower back.\ngood luck
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Well, since you posted this in the swimming category, I'm assuming you want to be a better swimmer.  I used to swim competitively and I'm only 5'5".  Try stretching to increase your flexibility.  Along with strong kicking (which you can work on by lifting weights), you should be a good competitor.
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I have won gold medals at Australian nationals and swam at selected swim camps. What you are doing is great, running and Pilate's.. Just try to remember that you can burn you body out. Instead of running everyday why don't you try some light weights?? As in pin weights!! If you are not for that then try kick boxing, its excellent for swimming. Using a medicine ball(the old school ones) It would really help though if i knew what stroke it is that you excel in or want to excel in.. I could help you alot better!!!
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Get a few people and run (yes, run the best you can in the water) around the edges together with your arms extended out on both sides. Push your self as hard as you can through the water, and when you get tired, float around the edges until you've got strength again.
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fitness program is a conditional trainig.. you'll be more able to do something, and your muscles will be large, but not explosive.. that means that u workout against your reflexes, and u need a ballance.. u probably look like a bone and a skin, but your training.. \nwell i could help u in swimming.. if u know how to swim, increase your speed by swimming 200 meters with time of 3 minutes.. if u can faster, it;s better.. i swim on ttraining 3 series of 6 x 200 m on time 2:45.. i train waterpolo, so whatever u need just send me an e-mail on nik08la@yahoo.com.. whatever, if u want to encrease your condition, swim medium tempo 4 times a kilometer.. a length of a pool is properly 50 m so u calculate..
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Swimming is a better total body workout. By varying your swim workout with drills, you can get an equally strenous lower body work out swimming as you can in a spinning class. Swimming is an excellent workout for your core muscles and smaller muscles that lifting alone would be difficult to work.
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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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There are two other things that I would suggest, in addition to the things that already been mentioned.  First, I would consider swimming some laps on a regular basis.  Spend 30 minutes, three times a week to really help build up your core (from an endurance standpoint).  Of course, this assumes that you are able to swim and have regular access to a pool.\n\nThe second thing I would recommend is to spend some time climbing.  Nothing kicks you in the butt more, but builds you quicker than climbing.  Don't be afraid of climbing, or of riding in the wind.  If you want to get stronger, embrace both of them.  Just put both at the beginning of your rides where you can, and spend the latter part of your ride cooling down to work out the lactic acid.   Don't "mash" the pedals in high gears.  Lower your gears and use a higher rpm for both climbing and wind resistance.  You want to make yourself stronger, not blow out your knees.  In the spring, I always hit a park not far from me which has small hills in it, but I can do them over and over again. \n\nIf you are going to do weight training, then be sure to be using proper technique, beginning with lower weights and more reps.  After you have built a good foundation, then look at increasing weight and fewer reps.  If you wind up doing lunges or squats, never allow your thighs to go below parallel to the ground.  If you can keep your knees at 90 degrees or less, that is a good thing.\n\nGood luck!
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Swimming is better than nothing for loosing weight but should not be your first choice. To burn fat you need to elevate your heart rate. There are a few reasons why swimming may not be the best choice and some of them are as follows.\n\n1) Your heart uses so much pressure and beats per minute (BPM) to get the blood to your brain. When doing cardio in the horizontal position such as in swimming you greatly decrease the amount of pressure it takes to deliver the oxygen to your brain meaning that your heart is not working as hard as you would like to attain your goal. You would really have to swim with an extreme effort.\n\n2) When you are in cold water for an extended period of time your body will distribute your body fat to the outer portions of your muscle as a way to insulate it from the cold. Notice that swimmers are in very good shape but have a smooth rather than defined look to them, this is why.\n\nHowever if a person is physically unable to do other forms of cardio or exercise then swimming is a superb choice. Just know what your goals are.
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Swim and do push ups.
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Ideally a combination of healthy eating, weight lifting, and cardio activity will work the best to help you quickly and safely lose weight.  When it comes to cardio, the activity you enjoy will be the most effective in the long run.  However, you do have to be realistic about what each activity can do for you.  Unless you are a very strong swimmer, you aren't going to burn many calories swimming.  It is a good workout for your whole body, but it doesn't burn as many calories as some other activities.  Running burns a lot of calories, but can be tough on the knees.  I'm not a roller blader so I am unsure of the intensity of that workout.  Try some different things and see what you feel most comfortable with.  Running may burn the most calories, but if you hate it and neglect to run, it won't do you much good.  Try switching it up and do multiple activities to keep from getting bored.\n\nKeep in mind that just doing cardio won't help you in the long run.  You really need to eat healthily, and eat enough to sustain your activities.  Lifting weights will help you build muscle (and that doesn't mean become muscular and bulky) which will in turn burn more calories while you are performing all other activies.
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LIFT WEIGHTS (THEY NOT HAVE TO BE VERY HEAVY) EAT RIGHT SWIM IF YOU A PLACE TO DO IT. RUN UP A SET OF STAIRS. JUMP ROPE. O I'M SORRY. YOU SAID YOU DID NOT WANT TO PRACTICE..
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I used to play Water polo so I can tread water for long amounts of time. I personally don't find it to be very hard but I have had a lot of practice. I had to tread water for 10 minutes when I got my Lifeguard certification but its really not that bad. Just remember you can use your arms if your legs get tired. Also don't try to kick the way you would if you were free style swimming try to egg beater if you know what that is or the breast stroke kick. Also practice before you have to do it. Good luck and don't worry its not so bad!
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firstly b4 answer...some commonsense (sometimes not so common sense) safety. When you are learning always have an experienced friend & adult supervision (if applicable, ie. if you are under-age) this is critical!!\n\nSafety out of way now for answer :)\n\nLots of ways...\n\nGo to a swim teacher or...\n\nIt's easy to go with a friend to pool and use a pool-noodle under your arms, once you can float with this, use your friends hands instead of the noodle, get them to have there hands at your lower back (centre of gravity)and slowly ajust your body till you feel balanced.\n\nWhen you feel like you are floating get your friend to slowly lower there hands away from you till you are floating all by yourself.  Remember that floating is not about freezing but about slow suttle movements to maintain balance.\n\nHint:\nDo everyhting at your own pace and work on blowing bubbles and pretending to sit on recovery (backside down 1st instead of feet first towards ground)so you dont panic and get a monthful of water.\n\nGood Luck (sorry for long answer, important to do properly)\n\nI'll repeat for my own concious..Friend and adult supervision (if applicable) are critical!!