Anyone know why

food_junkie

After swimming I feel like I am starving and haven't eaten anything even though I have? I read I think on that webmd site that swimming isn't as good a work out as people think because the water is holding a lot of your weight up. If this were true, wouldn't I not feel exhausted and hungry after swimming?

food_junkie

After swimming I feel like I am starving and haven't eaten anything even though I have? I read I think on that webmd site that swimming isn't as good a work out as people think because the water is holding a lot of your weight up. If this were true, wouldn't I not feel exhausted and hungry after swimming?

2Shoes

After swimming I feel like I am starving and haven't eaten anything even though I have? I read I think on that webmd site that swimming isn't as good a work out as people think because the water is holding a lot of your weight up. If this were true, wouldn't I not feel exhausted and hungry after swimming?

That's a good question, I am also ravenous after I swim.

GravyGurl

I am always starving after I go swimming. I have no idea why that is!!

lotusfromthemud

You are hungry because your metabolism gets revved up keeping you warm in the water.:flowerforyou:

mrsbeck

You are hungry because your metabolism gets revved up keeping you warm in the water.:flowerforyou:

Also, even though the water holds up some of your weight, you have to work harder to breathe, because of the compression on your chest, and you are moving through a medium that is more dense than the air you're accustomed to moving through.

pam0206

I've heard that swimming is an excellent way to burn calories, because it is efficient at working multiple muscle groups at a time. There is some disadvantage to swimming because you don't sweat (some calories are burned by your body trying to reduce its temperature.) However, I would think that disadvantage would be minimal. You guys are hungry because you've done a heck of a workout! Eat up!:flowerforyou: