Is Swimming the Best Exercise For Fitness ? Posted: 06-20-07 01:13am
IS swimming the best exercise to get fit?
Are there any just as effective exercises
that can be done out of water?
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CorpBarbie
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Posted: 08-16-07 15:36pm
I've heard it is, I've heard it isn't. I
do it now just to add an extra option to
my daily activities. It's supposed to be
easier on your joints. I have really bad
knees, and I'm young! The only thing I've
noticed is that my neck muscles get very
sore from swimming but I doubt I've used
them actively for a while so try it! Even
if it's not your best get-fit workout it's
fun and different than a tredmill
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CorpBarbie
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Posted: 08-16-07 15:37pm
I've heard it is, I've heard it isn't. I
do it now just to add an extra option to
my daily activities. It's supposed to be
easier on your joints. I have really bad
knees, and I'm young! The only thing I've
noticed is that my neck muscles get very
sore from swimming but I doubt I've used
them actively for a while so try it! Even
if it's not your best get-fit workout it's
fun and different than a tredmill
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jasonmark66
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Posted: 09-02-07 23:39pm
the good thing of swimming is that you are
using most of the muscle of your body at
once. and it's really good for you joints
too
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SpinFast
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Posted: 09-20-07 16:35pm
jasonmark66
wrote:
the good thing of swimming
is that you are using most of the muscle
of your body at once. and it's really good
for you joints
too
I've heard the same thing about swimming.
That is, you're using many of the muscles
in your body. Most of the swimmers I see
appear to be in pretty good shape!
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 09-20-07 16:43pm
Swimming is great exercise, particulalry
for peopl with joint and back pain, as the
water unloads the body weight off the
joint and you can reap the benefits of
full body cardiovascular workout.
However, the one downfall of swimming is
that it is not weight bearing exercise.
This type of exercise includes walking,
weight training and any other exercise
which provides impact on the bones. this
is one of the best types of exercise to do
for Ostoporosis prevention and treatment.
In my way of thinking, a work-out routine
which is varied and includes many types of
exercise is the best bet for obtaining all
over results. For example, I run three
times a week, do yoga three times a week,
and ride bike a couple of times a week. I
also try to make cleaning house and
playing with my children a "workout".
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MMAFighter
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Swimming Is Good, But I Would Recommend Supplementary Stuff Posted: 09-23-07 22:50pm
I am a competitive swimmer and I here is a
list of fitness attributes swimming
develops and doesn't develop.
Fine Motor Skills Fitness:
Agility-No
Coordination-Yes
Balance-No
Accuracy-No
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Speedygee2010
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Wrestling Posted: 11-13-07 21:06pm
wrestling burns the most calories, and
then swimming and then running, im purdy
sure.
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MMAFighter
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Most Certainly Posted: 11-13-07 21:54pm
I agree, wrestling definitely burns a lot
of calories since you are constantly
pushing and pulling.
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Mikolas
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Posted: 12-03-07 18:41pm
I'm not a competitive swimmer, but I read
MMA Fighter's post, it seems logical.
Though I think there are power gains, and
soft twitch muscle improvements. But on a
side note, yes swimming is a great
cardiovascular exercise (mind you,
cardiovascular, it has little to do with
actual muscle strength). It is far less
stressing on the joints, running isn't
that great for you because of the pressure
being hammered onto your knee/ankle
joints. Plus it's a lot more multijoint
movement then running, you'd be doing
pretty much your full body with swimming.
With running, well, you got your legs,
your butt, and a bit of your core muscles,
but thats about as far as it gets.
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honeypot
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Posted: 12-05-07 11:24am
Swimming is very good exercise because it
works the whole body.
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meetjenney
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Posted: 02-15-08 15:31pm
there is no doubt that swimming is one of
the best way to maintain your fitness. but
i recent read somewhere that According to
a recent study by Danish scientists play a
football game with friends is more
beneficial to health in general, to burn
fat and muscles to develop lighter than a
bullfight.
Another advantage is that it was found
that those who play football tire less
than those that run only: to be doing as
an activity that seems more pleasant,
enjoy more exercise.
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amnion
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Posted: 02-15-08 15:58pm
Wrestling usually burns more calories than
swimming or running, but really you can
burn a lot of calories with any type of
cardiovascular activity by increasing the
intensity. So I wouldn't say one is
better than the other, you just have to
take into consideration what you are
trying to achieve. As someone mentioned
before, it's a good idea to vary your
regimen, one to combat monotony, and two
to train your body in different ways.
