losing weight swimming

Wuilbert Jaramillo at said:

anybody knows the best approach to achieve such a thing?

any help would be appreciated, workouts, tips, training etc etc

In general and relative terms, it's been well established that swimming is not a *particularly*
effective weight loss exercise, at least not as compared to something like jogging.

Having said that, *any* exercise program that's joined with a nutrition program in such a way that
you're burning more calories than you take in is likely to result in measured, moderate, healthy
weight loss. It's really that simple: eat less and better, move more and better. :-)

Swimming will help you develop lean muscle tone, increase your cardiovascular health, and give
many other benefits. As part of an overall plan, it may help trim a few pounds-- but if you're
looking to really take off the weight, recreational/average exercise swimming alone isn't going to
do the trick.

And keep in mind, no matter what anyone tells you: spot reduction weight loss is basically
impossible.

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George Grattan said:

In general and relative terms, it's been well established that swimming is not a *particularly*
effective weight loss exercise, at least not as compared to something like jogging.

It's less effective for those who are time limited. I get a calorie burn half that of running.
But if you can swim longer or more often due to the lower impact on the body, may have better
end result.

And both would be best.

Quoted message said:

Having said that, *any* exercise program that's joined with a nutrition program in such a way that
you're burning more calories than you take in is likely to result in measured, moderate, healthy
weight loss. It's really that simple: eat less and better, move more and better. :-)

And this is the more important part.
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Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

i have found great success in toning up by adding the swimming I have to my work outs. Since I am
interested in doing tris I might swim in the am and bike or run in the PM. I find it just helps get
my total caloric burn up over the course of the day. I must say since I swim in the am( 5am infact)
I am always a bit hungry when I get out of the pool, but always eat a normal sized breakfast. I tend
to be MUCH hungrier later in the morning after I do a 10 mile run.

Hi guys,

Quoted message said:

anybody knows the best approach to achieve such a thing?

Ya, I also try to reduce my weight since half a year now doin an increasing sports programme
which includes cycling, swimming and weightlifting because I should nto run after my docs advice
with a weight of about 107 kg (I'm 180 cm tall). But as I read here, swimming is not such a good
possibility to lose weight? This was a bit frustrating for me to read :-( I thought that
swimming would be best for that since I use alls the muscles of my body (well not all of them
but quite a lot).

Quoted message said:

any help would be appreciated, workouts, tips, training etc etc

As I have seen, my workout programme which includes the following:

swimming: 1000-1500m three times a week for approximately 45min cycling: 10km every day, 30-40km
once a week weightlifting: three times a week for 30min

has not lead to a significant drop of my body weight yet but maybe I'm just eating still to much? At
the moment i cannot think about intensifying my efforts due to my job and what I can expect of my
body after I was doin nothing for ages! Anyway my fat content decreased from 35% to 32.5% with a
steady weight which I think might be due to a fat-to-muscle-transition?

Even if I did not manage to get my weight down at the moment I feel better after every training
since endurance is getting better and the sleep at night as well. Maybe I just kick my goal of
losing weight will trying to keep up the fun doin sports? Maybe the weight-loss just needs some more
time until it starts? Any suggestions about this question?

Thank you!

Marc

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In no.test MAG () said:

Ya, I also try to reduce my weight since half a year now doin an increasing sports programme
which includes cycling, swimming and weightlifting because I should nto run after my docs advice
with a weight of about 107 kg (I'm 180 cm tall). But as I read here, swimming is not such a good
possibility to lose weight? This was a bit frustrating for me to read :-( I thought that
swimming would be best for that since I use alls the muscles of my body (well not all of them
but quite a lot).

From what I've been able to understand based on what I've read (and it seems no one really knows the
reason. Increased foodintake in swimmers compared to e.g. runners does not seem to be it, according
to at least one study), swimming is pretty decent up to the point where you are looking at getting
"ripped" (i.e. going for below 10% or so body fat, at which point other sports seem to be better
suited), so it sounds like swimming will be pretty good for you for quite a while yet.

Quoted message said:

As I have seen, my workout programme which includes the following:

swimming: 1000-1500m three times a week for approximately 45min cycling: 10km every day, 30-40km
once a week weightlifting: three times a week for 30min

Don't really know what the cycling corresponds to in swimming or running terms, but that looks
balanced and good.

Quoted message said:

has not lead to a significant drop of my body weight yet but maybe I'm just eating still to much?
At the moment i cannot think about intensifying my efforts due to my job and what I can expect of
my body after I was doin nothing for ages! Anyway my fat content decreased from 35% to 32.5% with
a steady weight which I think might be due to a fat-to-muscle-transition?

A Fat-to-muscle transition doesn't exists of course, but if your weight is the same and your fat
percentage has dropped, you have lost some fat mass and gained some muscle, which most people would
consider "good". In your case, it looks like you have dropped about
2.5 kg of fat mass. You don't say how long this took though.

You still have a lot of fat though, so just having a couple slices of bread less during the day
might improve your results significantly over the course of e.g. half a year when combined with
the training.

Quoted message said:

Even if I did not manage to get my weight down at the moment I feel better after every training
since endurance is getting better and the sleep at night as well. Maybe I just kick my goal of
losing weight will trying to keep up the fun doin sports? Maybe the weight-loss just needs some
more time until it starts? Any suggestions about this question?

You say you can't think about intensifying your efforts, but perhaps that's needed. How do you feel
after you use 45 minutes to swim 1000m? Like you have been taking a leisurely walk in the park for
45 minutes, or like you've been running at a brisk pace, quite tired? If the first ...

The same would go for lifting weights; it's possible to do it without braking a sweat, and it's
possible to do it to the point where one pukes. You might want to check out misc.fitness.weights and
the faq for some tips on good exercises to do (squats, deadlifts, etc.).

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MAG said:

weight of about 107 kg (I'm 180 cm tall). But as I read here, swimming is not such a good
possibility to lose weight? This was a bit frustrating for me to read :-( I thought that
swimming would be best for that since I use alls the muscles of my body (well not all of them
but quite a lot).

It predominately uses the smaller muscles above the waist, which is part of the reason why it burns
fewer calories than running. But it is a means to losing weight.

Quoted message said:

swimming: 1000-1500m three times a week for approximately 45min cycling: 10km every day, 30-40km
once a week weightlifting: three times a week for 30min

has not lead to a significant drop of my body weight yet but maybe I'm just eating still to much?
At the moment i cannot think about intensifying my efforts due to my job and what I can expect of
my body after I was doin nothing for ages! Anyway my fat content decreased from 35% to 32.5% with a
steady weight which I think might be due to a

The workout routine is good. The daily cycling, even if short, does a lot for your health. How long
have you been doing this? If less than 3 months, the weightlifting is probably counteracting the fat
loss. Don't worry. Just keep doing this routine until it feels easy, then consider more time or
distance, or different swim strokes, or to add a weekly run/walk in. And look at what you're eating
- diet is still pretty key.

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Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

Michael Shuldman said:

In no.test MAG () said:

Ya, I also try to reduce my weight since half a year now doin an increasing sports programme
which includes cycling, swimming and weightlifting because I should nto run after my docs advice
with a weight of about 107 kg (I'm 180 cm tall). But as I read here, swimming is not such a good
possibility to lose weight? This was a bit frustrating for me to read :-( I thought that
swimming would be best for that since I use alls the muscles of my body (well not all of them
but quite a lot).

From what I've been able to understand based on what I've read (and it seems no one really knows
the reason. Increased foodintake in swimmers compared to e.g. runners does not seem to be it,
according to at least one study), swimming is pretty decent up to the point where you are looking
at getting "ripped" (i.e. going for below 10% or so body fat, at which point other sports seem to
be better suited), so it sounds like swimming will be pretty good for you for quite a while yet.

From my experience, swimming does not cause nearly as much hunger as cycling or running, but neither
does it burn as many calories. I can swim for two hours (at varing intensity levels ranging from the
initial warm-up to all-out anaerobic sprints, aerobic intervals, occasional 200 - 2000 yd timed
swims, etc.) and be satisfied with a normal meal afterwards. If I ride a bike that long a any level
of effort, I have an urge to eat everything in site afterwards. That said, I think the best way to
achieve something close to a "ripped" appearance without lifting weights is swim a lot and do
sprints several times a week, but not eat too much.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

As I have seen, my workout programme which includes the following:

swimming: 1000-1500m three times a week for approximately 45min cycling: 10km every day, 30-40km
once a week weightlifting: three times a week for 30min

Don't really know what the cycling corresponds to in swimming or running terms, but that looks
balanced and good.

Quoted message said:

has not lead to a significant drop of my body weight yet but maybe I'm just eating still to
much? At the moment i cannot think about intensifying my efforts due to my job and what I can
expect of my body after I was doin nothing for ages! Anyway my fat content decreased from 35% to
32.5% with a steady weight which I think might be due to a fat-to-muscle-transition?

A Fat-to-muscle transition doesn't exists of course, but if your weight is the same and your fat
percentage has dropped, you have lost some fat mass and gained some muscle, which most people would
consider "good". In your case, it looks like you have dropped about
2.5 kg of fat mass. You don't say how long this took though.

You still have a lot of fat though, so just having a couple slices of bread less during the day
might improve your results significantly over the course of e.g. half a year when combined with the
training.

Quoted message said:

Even if I did not manage to get my weight down at the moment I feel better after every training
since endurance is getting better and the sleep at night as well. Maybe I just kick my goal of
losing weight will trying to keep up the fun doin sports? Maybe the weight-loss just needs some
more time until it starts? Any suggestions about this question?

You say you can't think about intensifying your efforts, but perhaps that's needed. How do you feel
after you use 45 minutes to swim 1000m? Like you have been taking a leisurely walk in the park for
45 minutes, or like you've been running at a brisk pace, quite tired? If the first ...

The same would go for lifting weights; it's possible to do it without braking a sweat, and it's
possible to do it to the point where one pukes. You might want to check out misc.fitness.weights
and the faq for some tips on good exercises to do (squats, deadlifts, etc.).

And that is the problem that far too many recreational type swimmers have, they simply don't swim at
a high enough intensity, thus have only a beer gut and itchy skin to show for their efforts. I
believe the best strategy is to spend most of your time in the pool swimming as hard as you can
without compromising good technique.