Swimming - Front Crawl
alexanderairey93
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Hello,
i have started to swim quite a lot, I have been swimming 4 times this week, spending about half an hour doing about 25 length front crawl.
I want to up this up to 50 lengths in 60 minutes, will this help me lose weight? I can feel it in my arms but I can't really feel it in my torso when I'm exercising. My goal is to lose 2stone 7 lbs to get to 11 stone but if i am toning up then i will be building muscle right?
so i wont really see a difference on the scale if I'm building muscle. What would you suggest?
i have started to swim quite a lot, I have been swimming 4 times this week, spending about half an hour doing about 25 length front crawl.
I want to up this up to 50 lengths in 60 minutes, will this help me lose weight? I can feel it in my arms but I can't really feel it in my torso when I'm exercising. My goal is to lose 2stone 7 lbs to get to 11 stone but if i am toning up then i will be building muscle right?
so i wont really see a difference on the scale if I'm building muscle. What would you suggest?
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Swimming is a great burner of calories, so long as you fight the 'munches' afterwards.
I would have thought 4 sessions would be a great start to you goals.
Especially if you increase your duration
Although I personally don't care about my weight, albeit I am carrying too much. I know that my swimming will burn my fat over time and some will convert to muscle producing good body tone.
Well... That's the plan anyway. :-s0 -
I've been swimming for nearly 2 years now (I'm up to almost 4miles a week). I initially lost a lot of weight and I have much more tone in my arms and legs. But I still have a tummy that won't go away. It might not solve all your problems but that's what cross-training will do for you. Maybe weights a couple times a week will help.0
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suck your tummy in/ contract it while swimming.
I swam competitively for about 5 years and then coached it for about 2 years.
Best workout for your body next to rowing.
Best ab workout for the experienced swimmers... do butterfly kick on your back.
Hands in streamline or down by your side.0
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