| salmonlady
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Hey biofish
Thanks for the breathing tips. I haven't been swimming laps recently but have been doing water aerobics. When we get through this rainy season, Ill try the laps again.
Salmon |
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Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:21 am |
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| JoeSoBe
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salmonlady wrote: My problem is I lack the lung capacity.
If you are one of those fortunate people that have health insurance, you might check with an asthma/allergist or cardio-pulmanary specialist. (Otherwise, they aint' cheap!) A pre-exercise shot of albuterol or something may help you.
There are also fairly inexpensive lung-capacity trainers-- a little plastic mouth piece that restricts airflow and gets you to breath deeper and gets your lungs used to hard work. The breath exercises only take a couple of minutes a day. I do mine while watching TV-- that much less time for snacking! |
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Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:21 pm |
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| JoeSoBe
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Swimming and weight loss.... a subject of great controversy in the diet world!
Random thoughts...
A summary of my Google research: Swimming allegedly is not the best exercise for weight loss-- fat loss specifically. Both the need for insulation from cold and the need for bouyancy makes the body hold onto fat. (The best exercise for fat loss is running, done in the morning before breakfast.)
But my experience...
I started swimming about a year ago. I had been doing spin classes, but that only worked my lower body. I decided to add swimming because I need upper body work, but didn't want the stress on my joints from weight lifting.
The SERIOUS lap swimmers are in great shape-- beautiful bodies--- healthy, lithe-- not the obvious, artificial bulk of the weight lifters, nor the emaciated look of runners. They avoid fat retention because they work hard and they are in indoor heated pools. (PS: I'm not one of the latter because I keep pigging out on carbs. Hopefully, by swimming "on the beach" I'll knock off the belly fat.) |
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Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:54 pm |
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| bio fish
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JoeSoBe wrote: Swimming and weight loss.... a subject of great controversy in the diet world!
Random thoughts...
A summary of my Google research: Swimming allegedly is not the best exercise for weight loss-- fat loss specifically. Both the need for insulation from cold and the need for bouyancy makes the body hold onto fat. (The best exercise for fat loss is running, done in the morning before breakfast.)
But my experience...
I started swimming about a year ago. I had been doing spin classes, but that only worked my lower body. I decided to add swimming because I need upper body work, but didn't want the stress on my joints from weight lifting.
The SERIOUS lap swimmers are in great shape-- beautiful bodies--- healthy, lithe-- not the obvious, artificial bulk of the weight lifters, nor the emaciated look of runners. They avoid fat retention because they work hard and they are in indoor heated pools. (PS: I'm not one of the latter because I keep pigging out on carbs. Hopefully, by swimming "on the beach" I'll knock off the belly fat.)
Hmm I'm not sure what resorce you found by googling swimming but the body holding onto fat because of a need for bouyancy is just silly. A little extra fat does give you more bouyancy and therefore easier to get started as a swimmer, but your body just dosens't work that way. Your fat cells do not know that you're trying to swim and that they should hold onto your fat so you can float.
Swiming in extreme cold water might cause you to hold onto body fat, but it would have to be very uncomfortable cold. Serious lap swimmers usuualy prefer cooler water for their workouts because they generate so much body heat as they swim.
Salmon- You're welcome on the breathing advise |
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Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:21 pm |
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