does swimming help your stregnth , stamina or suppleness?
919802
oh yes very much so its gets you strength and stamina up more than any other sport
183440
It's a great form of exercise with no impact on your body. It's a cardio workout as well as a fat burner. You develop balance, work your muscles, and it is an excellent ab and lower back workout. You don't perspire excessively, it burns your blood sugars and its usually in a relaxing environment. For me, it's like meditation. My mind can focus so much better when I'm swimming.
882417
Swimming is much better than running because it is low impact where as running is very high impact. \n\nSwimming is a valuable activity for physical therapy and exercise. Because it works the majority of the muscles in the body and provides both aerobic benefits and resistance benefits (as the swimmer pulls and pushes through the water), the sport is generally considered one of the most complete forms of exercise. Swimming does not strain joints and connective tissue as much as many other forms of exercise, and swimmers injure themselves at a lower rate than most other athletes. Athletes in other sports who are recovering from injuries often swim to stay in shape.
63685
Swimming hands down. Not only is more muscle parts in your body working but there is alot less stress on your joints.
929300
Practice!  You will get better with time.  Also try swimming slower.  Make sure you have good form so you are not wasting energy.  Breathe with your head to the side; breathe every stroke if necessary.
726565
Swimming is a great exercise for ab muscles and legs.  If you see yourself as an "apple or pear" shape person, swimming will definitely help you in these areas.  It is nonshocking to your joints, it is aerobic and also fun.  As far as diet pills, stay away from them the side affects do more harm than good and there isnt a wonder pill on the market as of yet that doesnt have a side affect that can kill you.  Of course, a good diet would be helpful- join a gym that has a pool and have a trainer go over what exercises you can start off at and gradually increase to get the results you want by the summer, they also have nutritionists at the better gyms and since it is near the holidays, they usually run specials for Christmas - so check it out--- good luck on your goal to a new you!!
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As a swim instructor and lifeguard I can tell you that tying weights to yourself is a sure way of drowning. \n\nTo practice your swimming and to get stronger you will need to swim more then once a week. At least 2 to 3 times. Start at a small distance such as 500 total yards. You can break this down into ten 50 yard laps or five 100 yard laps etc.etc. Also switch strokes between the freestyle,breast stroke and back stroke.This will help your form as well as keep you from getting overdeveloped and having injury. \n\nAs for legs. Using a kick board you can do laps using the different kicks. Such as Flutter, whip and dolphin kicks. Adding fins will also help with speed and strength because it adds more resistants. \n\nTreading water while holding your hands above the water is also a good way to  get stronger. Do this for small amounts of time and work up. This is a favorite of my lifeguards. \n\nYou can also go to the US Swim Assoc. and they can help you get setup with plans. Also check out your local swim team.They are associated with the US Swim and can help coach you.
10385
I think so. To swim, you need to use all of your muscles and, depending on what stroke you do, it can be a really good excercise for certain muscles. Also, there are lots of differant levels of swimming that will challenge you more as you learn.
380102
You could. Swimming burns a lot of calories as compared to other exercises. As long as the number of calories you burn is more than the number you consume, you will lose weight. So swimming is a good start. Good exercise and eating right will help with losing weight.
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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).
128389
Swimming...I don't just like it, I LOVE it!\n\nIt's hard to get me OUT of the water....It's also great for getting rid of cellulite.\n\nThat's what works for me.
1061200
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.
866251
apo2_99 is wrong, you do sweat, but your in a pool so who cares.  but there are many advantages.  good for cardiocascular stuff, both aerobic and anaerobic activity.  stretches out your muscles, relieves stress, helps you sleep, keeps you in shape/ gets you in shape.  very fun.  good way to avoid drowning.  and just by learning to swim, you'll be a better swimmer than 95% of the world, so that is cool.
154982
SWIMMING OF COURSE!!!!!!  Even the question offends. Swimmers are the most diciplined, most independent and focused athletes. By swimming you excercise your entire body.
168087
Swimming if you have back pain, do not run. The bad effect is you become addicted (I am not joking, visit my site and I will tell U more)
114338
No, it doesn't. Swimming after lifting weights is actually good. Swimming uses a lot of smaller muscles to balance your body. These muscles aren't often used when lifting weights. Swimming also helps with circulation feeding your muscles much needed blood and oxygen. I like to swim after lifting because swimming helps me to stretch out. My muscles don't feel as tired or tight if I swim after I lift.
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I would suggest that you stop running and investing more time into your swim training. Although swimming involves your cardiovascular system, there is a whole lot more involved in swimming than breathing. If you are not comfortable in the water, your body will tense up. This anxiety often results in having difficulty breathing. \nWork on improving your swim strokes. You could be exerting so much unnecessary energy that you exhaust yourself. Being as hydrodynamic as possible helps. Be streamlined. Your strokes and kicks should be efficient. There is a lot more to swimming than just getting from one point to another in the water.\nYour comparison is like saying that Tiger Woods can hit the golf ball so he should be good in baseball.