10-20-21, 03:50 PM | |
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I love swimming. It's one of my favorite forms of exercise ever. I went for a long swim this morning and I try to go more often these days.
My dad swims twice a day and he's doing great at 91. I've read over and over again, that swimmers tend to rank among the best when it comes to longevity. I have a 4-page word document listing all the benefits. I won't burden you here, but there are a lot. I can share them if you wish. I just haven't yet had time to organize it the way that I would like. Oh, one more thing, when it comes to back fat, swimming is great. Whenever I've stuck with swimming, my back looks so much better. Here are some links: https://www.healthline.com/health/be...mming#benefits https://www.swimming.org/justswim/8-...s-of-swimming/ https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321496 https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/f...s-of-swimming/ https://www.ledleisure.co.uk/blog/20...ts-of-swimming https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.co...fits-swimming/ https://greatist.com/health/benefits-of-swimming https://myswimpro.com/blog/2019/11/1...s-of-swimming/
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10-21-21, 09:12 PM | |
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lap swimming is one of the best aerobic exercises you can do, assuming you have the skill to do it. a friend of mine from college was on the university swim team, and 30 years later, he is still in incredible shape. his event was the butterfly stroke!
that said, i remember reading a comment by Bob Greene, who became famous as one of Oprah's trainers. in his book "Make the Connection" which is geared toward novice exercisers, he cautioned against swimming as an aerobic choice for a few reasons. one of them was what i mentioned - if you have the skill to lap swim, it's good since you'll be in constant motion. many of his novice clients were unskilled in lap swimming. two, it's not weight-bearing, and three, in his experience, his clients were unable to control their eating on swim days. competitive olympic swimming is an entirely different level of swimming that if you're lucky enough to be that skilled, can put you in top shape.
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10-21-21, 10:53 PM | |
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I swim regularly. There's a very well-run public pool less than a mile from my house. I was never on a swim team; there was no public nor school pool in my hometown and my family didn't belong to the country club. I took swimming one semester in college and got my Red Cross Intermediate certificate. I stay in the slow lane but do laps. I love how it feels. For me, it's sort of aquatic yoga. Not fast, but soothing and contemplative.
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10-22-21, 04:47 PM | |
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I used to swim regularly but got away from it when I was doing a lot of traveling. I’d love to get back too it. I swam 800-1000 meters, a variety of strokes….front crawl with & without hand paddles or fins, back stroke, breast stroke. I always felt so relaxed and mellow after. I think it’s a great recovery workout & compliments any fitness regime. As monterey vidiot said, like an aquatic yoga.
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