cross-training: swimming or martial arts?
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jujuk83
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So, I'm coming up on running my first 5k this weekend. Once I'm finished, I'd like to start incorporating another form of exercise to help cross-train and mix it up on the days that I'm not running. I'm considering either a swim class or a martial arts class. Both appeal for different reasons to me...so I'm really not sure which to pick! Any advice or thoughts on this?
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Swimming is exercise. Martial arts is a skill. If you are getting "conditioning" or "cardio" or anything of the sort from a "martial arts" class, you are probably not learning anything close to "martial arts"0
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Swimming - though my first choice would be true strength training. However, swimming will complement your running while giving you some upper body strengthening as well.0
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Thanks for the responses! I obviously don't know much about martial arts...I have never been around it. I thought it would be a form of exercise...shows what I know!
I am actually doing strength training twice a week right now with a trainer. It's been great to work my entire body. I'm wanting to prevent any injuries and make myself stronger all over. Sounds like swimming would be the way to go.0
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