Swimmers

Annie2012
Annie2012 Posts: 8
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Does anyone use swimming (as in lap swimming) for exercise? I've been going three days a week but I do want to get a bit more serious with it (learn the correct forms, breathing techniques, etc.) I was just interested to see if anyone does this as well and their advice (pros/not a pro!)

thanks!!

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  • cNhobbes
    cNhobbes Posts: 235 Member
    i LOVE swimming! it def gets your heart rate up and builds long lean muscle. what kind of questions do you have?
  • hm_day
    hm_day Posts: 857 Member
    I love to swim, and it's a great, low-impact form of exercise because it's easy on the joints.
  • maxamilliond
    maxamilliond Posts: 32
    I swim competitively for a team in my town, and its great exercise! During a 1 hour practice, i have burnt anywhere from 300-600 calories depending on the day. And its just fun to do!
  • schobert101
    schobert101 Posts: 218 Member
    Yes I swim in addition to lots of other sports. Since I tweaked my knee biking a couple of weeks ago I"m trying to rest it and swimming is great as it has no impact on joints so I will be mostly swimming this week.
  • alright_flower
    alright_flower Posts: 13
    I swim too - bad knees so it's the best form of exercise for me in that way. I do breaststroke (unfortunately I've forgotten how to breathe for freestyle and don't want to drown myself!) and I do 6 lengths then take a 30 second break. I'm usually only in the pool for 30 minutes, but MFP says it burns 500+ calories.

    I also do aqua twice a week, which is great fun and again easy on the joints.
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