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ok so i've been a member of an expensive gym for the past year. not used it that much and am over a stone heavier than this time last year. it has a swimming pool which is mostly what i have used, but really that is more of a relaxing treat for me as i dont swim fast, just more crawl up and down the lanes for around an hour, just chilling.
to those of you who know about exercise, does this count as exercise? i dont count it as its more relaxing than anything - but is it doing me more good than i think?
to those of you who know about exercise, does this count as exercise? i dont count it as its more relaxing than anything - but is it doing me more good than i think?
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If you want to make more of a difference, try doing one length of crawl for every 3-4 of breaststroke. Getting your heart rate up is key in any cardiovascular exercise, if you're heart rate isn't up then you're not trying hard enough.
Swimming can be excellent exercise but you still have to burn more calories than you consume to lose the weight.
If you are trying to lose weight then swimming, even gentle swimming, is good exercise, especially if you are doing it for as long as an hour. I lost weight last year and swimming really helped (as well as diet).
when i swim it is mainly just a chill out thing but i just wondered if it counted really without me realising it.
Depends on your speed. Everything you do burns calories, but some things burn more calories than others.
Sometimes I do aqua aerobics, the day after a harder work out (for example, kettlebells). It's not very good for burning calories, but it's great to release stress, very low impact and better than sitting at home.*
**Note: Unless you really need to rest, rest... But like... Ya know, sometimes you ache, but still wanna do summat cardio
Really? ETA - pretty interesting to read this article - http://walking.about.com/od/calorie1/a/calorieswalkrun.htm
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also a good quotes are
"swimming - the sport where you go from point A to point A and bust your .. uhh .. butt to get there"
"I'll swim through walls for my coaches, I have the X-rays to prove it"
"My favorite smell? Sweat and chlorine"
"chlorine - the breakfast of wannabees, chlorinated sweat - the breakfast of champions"
"when you can't swim faster, give up; when you can't hold your breath any longer, breath; when your muscles cramp up, stop; when your too tired to go on, take a break; sorry you're not a swimmer."
"2 so the person behind me knows what place they're comming in" - Goldfish (Guardian)
"swim like no ones watching, then go talk to your coach"
"i swim for that little 5 year old girl who jumped in the water on her first day of practice and forgot to bring her heart back out with her afterwards"
"swimming:
no time outs
no replacements
no half time
no injurie stops
no red flags
no over time
IT'S NOW OR NEVER"
"i swim in it i don't walk on it"
"iplayswimming"
"it's MY time"
"life without swimming? am i in hell?"
"swimmer's paradise, taking your cap off after a hard practice and going under"
"failure's not an option"
"i've swam with a broken foot, fractured spine, asthma, broken fingers from the lane lines, concussions from flip turns, after i passed out and fell from the block, while i had mono, while you sat on the side line of your football game with a sprained ankle..who's the wimp now?" -- well that one's personal experience..but it's a team joke.
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yupp, most of those are really stupid, but we enjoy them, hope some help..:shocking:
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