Eating Before swimming?
965895
You want to leave it at least an hour after eating a light meal.  I would eat afterwards as you'll be really hungry and it won't be too late to eat when you get home.
1026506
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..
534535
Don't do anything your cardiologist doesn't say you can, assuming he's any good he should have some advice.  Swimming is excellent low impact exercise, why don't you ask him if you could do that?  The GI diet is pretty sound.  Just eat the minimum of foods that contain a lot of sugar or refined carbohydarates (that means basically anything with white flour in like pasta and bread)
526103
Yes a lot but it's like swimming don't overdo it or u'll get very hungry and eat a lot and there'll be no use of what u just did
782579
The most important factor for optimum performance is hydration.  Drink loads of water the day before and the day of the game.  Stop drinking about an hour before the start or you will need the toilet during the game.\n\n3 hours before exercise is the best time to eat.\n\nChicken and pasta is good, just don't eat too much or you will feel lethargic and bloated.\n\nAlso I wouldn't workout the day before, a days rest will leave you feeling fresh.
693085
If I were you I'd just do the lime and warm water and skip the honey. Limes or lemons in warm water 20 minutes prior to eating is great for your digestive system and is supposed to assist in increasing your metabolism. \n\nHoney is very high in calories as well as carbs. 1 tablespoon is like 1/4 of your daily intake so I stay away cause I like to enjoy my carbs in other methods. \n\nIf you want to have a healthy eating plan I have given you one. But if you do this it's life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit. \n\nHere are the golden rules: \nInitially cut down to 1200 calories. \nExercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. \nDon't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise. \nDrink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day. \nLimit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day. \nNever eat dinner after 6pm.\nAdopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!\nMake low fat dairy choices \n\nFollow this menu plan as a suggestion: \nBreakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon\n20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR\nfruit salad w low GI soy yogurt\nSnack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)\nLunch 12.30pm - muligrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter)\nSnack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt\nDinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato\nSnack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)\n\nExercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. You can do a circuit class but this counts as one weights session. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between. \n\nCardio needs to include running, boxing and spin. If your classes are less than 1 hour top it up with cardio before and after classes. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes. \n\nTo maintain you can increase calories to 1500 and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 cal and 6 sessions again. \n\nGood luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.
319567
before you swim, warm up your lungs by breathing bubbles under the pool and coming up, at least ten times or so. then start swimming long distances. \n\ni had your problem once, and i did the aforementioned action and i can hold my breath longer than before. \n\ngood luck.
1150575
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!!!
613389
Try not to eat anything for at least four hours.  Then start with SIP of clear liquids, but NOT water.  Juice,kool-aid, jello stuff like that.  seven-up and ginger ale work great too.  when you start to feel like eating, stick with the B.R.A.T. diet.\n\nBananas\nRice\nApplesauce\nToast(dry--no butter)
392018
swim with thier mouths open
698343
How about having fruit for  'starters' before every meal, or puree some vegetables into a drink and of course you could have soup. I have heard recently that people who have soup before a meal consume 30% less calories for each meal
1028176
Well, some swim lessons teach side stroke. When I used to teach that, we would tell the kids to pick an apple and put it in the basket. That motion would get them to learn it quickly enough. For elementary backstroke, the strokes were "monkey, airplane, rocket," though none of those are edible. Though somewhere people might eat monkeys, I'm not really sure... :)\n\nFor freestyle, like others mentioned, you tell kids to make scoops with their arms, like scooping out ice cream. Breastroke is also known as the frog kick, and I know people eat frogs, though it's not really common! (At least not in America!)\n\nAnyway, hope this helps. Great question!
799025
u should eat something light, not too much of it, but it should have alot of protein, u should be drinking more fluids b4 the game, and especially during and after, water of course is best, but sport drinks are great also gatorade/powerade etc..
683858
Depends on what you are doing?\nCardio in the morning before eating anything, if your trying to save your muscle have a protein shake before your cardio. Weight training in the late afternoon/early evening.
771499
The night before your exam try to eat pasta, and if you like sea food then eat some fish as well! The day of the exam, try to eat lots of fruit to help keep you hydrated.. and I agree that oatmeal is great to eat as well!
214747
Do not eat Bread, Pasta, any fried food and drink plenty of water, NO SODA! Oh and any type of excerise is great. swim, bike, walk daily!
233078
I read in Prevention Magazine that it's best to eat 2-4 hours before you exercise and make sure you drink plenty of water. You can eat right after exercising.