Is swimming a good way to lose some pounds>?
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Yes it is you have to do laps and make sure your doing them right. I'm a diver and I do laps all the time backward,sidewards,frontwards,and underneath are the best. Also if your not afraid of the diving board do a few jumpslike frontwards,backwards,fronttucks,and backtucks those are the simple ones. Hope this advise works.
1162371
Ideally a combination of healthy eating, weight lifting, and cardio activity will work the best to help you quickly and safely lose weight.  When it comes to cardio, the activity you enjoy will be the most effective in the long run.  However, you do have to be realistic about what each activity can do for you.  Unless you are a very strong swimmer, you aren't going to burn many calories swimming.  It is a good workout for your whole body, but it doesn't burn as many calories as some other activities.  Running burns a lot of calories, but can be tough on the knees.  I'm not a roller blader so I am unsure of the intensity of that workout.  Try some different things and see what you feel most comfortable with.  Running may burn the most calories, but if you hate it and neglect to run, it won't do you much good.  Try switching it up and do multiple activities to keep from getting bored.\n\nKeep in mind that just doing cardio won't help you in the long run.  You really need to eat healthily, and eat enough to sustain your activities.  Lifting weights will help you build muscle (and that doesn't mean become muscular and bulky) which will in turn burn more calories while you are performing all other activies.
726565
Swimming is a great exercise for ab muscles and legs.  If you see yourself as an "apple or pear" shape person, swimming will definitely help you in these areas.  It is nonshocking to your joints, it is aerobic and also fun.  As far as diet pills, stay away from them the side affects do more harm than good and there isnt a wonder pill on the market as of yet that doesnt have a side affect that can kill you.  Of course, a good diet would be helpful- join a gym that has a pool and have a trainer go over what exercises you can start off at and gradually increase to get the results you want by the summer, they also have nutritionists at the better gyms and since it is near the holidays, they usually run specials for Christmas - so check it out--- good luck on your goal to a new you!!
1036334
You can try something like south beach diet. You will definitely lose weight. I once lost 8 pounds in a week. Most of it is water so you need to eat healthy and exercise to keep it off. Its not good to lose weight by crash diets.
1162722
yes but u have to get ur heart rate up to lose weight.
356678
South Beach Diet.  But why minimal exercise?  If you have arthritis or an injury, maybe you can try exercising in a swimming pool using water resistence to help you burn more calories.
903716
No. It really won't make you lose weight, it will just make you not hungry for a short period of time, but it will also make you very sick.
738653
Swimming is a great overall way to get fit, stay fit and is considered a lifetime sport.. for young and old..\n\nIt is low impact and combines Cardio with Muscle soo it targets the entire body not just one area.\nYou can do certan exercises or strokes to target weak areas as well...\n\nIt improves overall health.. for posture I would think it would improve it along with simply being more aware of poor posture.. the added muscel strenght should help.\n\nIf you are about to begin working out and are nto familiar with  swim and swim gear...\n\nI suggest a good pair of silicone goggles like speedos Hydrospecs.. they are durable,, and yet the strapping is easy to use..\nYou might also choose to wear a swim cap if you do not want the chlorine in your hair... Some people even put a deep conditoner on thier hair under the cap to condition the hair while they work out.. just dont take it off in the pool....\n\nFor a beginner... Makes ure you stretch and also warm up slowly in the water and stetch when you are done\n\nKickboards are great for warmups...\n\nGOod Luck\n\nWismom
569011
No, but it will help you to gain muscle mass.\nThe only way to lose weight is to expend more calories than you take in, and this can only be accomplished with diet and/or exercise.
340253
You shouldn't lose any real weight (fat or muscle) just water and waste.  You might temporarily lose pounds, but since it would be water you should look better over all.
781010
drinking alot of water is a good way of loosing waigh and dont eat food that dont have any nutrients (like chetos,pizza,burgers and all that kind of "food") ond ofcurse just eat what u need and exersise
436404
if you swim laps before and do streches before to get you warmed upI swim 70 lengths of a 25meter pool at least 3 times a week. I have been doing this since I was little. It is good exercise but not great for losing weight. Then again it might work differently for you. 64 lenghts = 1 mile. Front crawl is best. If you have not swam for a while or never at all, built up your lengths add a few more on every night. Stop for a breather every 10 lengths of so and always bring water.yes swimming is exercise you burn 600 calories and hour and it really shapes your arms...try doing jumping jacks in the water...or doing rolling your arms in the pool (put your arms under the water and bend then in front of you and put one hand in front of the other and roll and do that for some time..or stand with your hands at your sides and bring your arms up and down ...try walking or running in the same stop you can also do modified squats or hold the side of the pool and bring your legs forward that what i do in the summer.Running is good but swimming is also good as well. It is a good form of exercise and workouts depend on the length of your pool. You should do many laps of swimmimg depending on your level of fitness. If you have not been swimming in a long time it may feel tiring at first but you will get used to it. As you get better you should increase the amount of swimming. A good idea is to join a swim class. Swimming is a good alternative to running because it doesnt have that high impact that running does. Oh yeah and before your swim workout you should strech, like your quads, calves, triceps, ect. I had a bad experience once. I was doing drills (The flutter kick thing) and right in the middle of the pool i got a cramp on my quad. It was painful. That is why you should strecth.
316584
swimming is one of the best activities you can do to loose weight. Low impact, stay cool, ect.  But most would tell you the best activity to loose weight is to find one you have fun doing..
884751
Swimming in WARM salt water is beneficial. Most of the time that means a warm water salt pool rather than the ocean.
1040203
Just water weight.  If you want to lose weight and keep it off just eat right and exercise, its the only way.
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Swimming for exercise\nSwimming does not significantly reduce weight and it is l poorly understood as a meassure for reducing fat. There are many other be nifits in swimming. Please read -\n\nA still-water swimming machine where the swimmer exercises against the pull of a bungee cord.Swimming is a good form of exercise. Because the density of the human body is approximately similar to that of water, the body is supported by the water and less stress is therefore placed on joints and bones. Therefore, swimming is frequently used as an exercise in rehabilitation after injuries or for those with disabilities.\n\nResistance swimming is one form of swimming exercise. It is done either for training purposes, to hold the swimmer in place for stroke analysis, or to enable swimming in a confined space for athletic or therapeutic reasons. Resistance swimming can be done either against a stream of water set in motion by a (usually) self-contained mechanical device (often termed a swimming machine) or by holding the swimmer stationary by means of elastic attachments.\n\nSwimming is primarily an aerobic exercise due to the relatively long exercise time, requiring a constant oxygen supply to the muscles, except for short sprints where the muscles work anaerobically. As with most aerobic exercise it is believed to reduce the harmful effects of stress. While aerobic exercises usually burn fat and help with losing weight, this effect is limited in swimming, even though being in cold water burns more food energy to maintain body temperature.\n\nThe reason that swimming does not significantly reduce weight is still poorly understood, but seems to be related to the better heat conduction of water. A number of reasons are suspected.\n\nWater cools the body much faster than air and most researchers believe that subsequently the body aims to maintain a layer of fat under the skin for insulation. \nIt is believed that appetite decreases as the body temperature increases, as for example during exercise. However, during swimming the body is cooled down almost instantly as the surrounding water is usually cooler than the body temperature, and some researchers believe that this may actually increase the appetite. This assumption is not yet proven by research. \nFast swimming requires a high level of effort, meaning glycogen rather than fat is burned. Prolonged exercise at lower intensity is better for fat-burning. \nSome researchers also believe that the metabolism of the body increases at higher body temperature, burning more food energy. Again, during swimming the body is cooled down by the surrounding water, reducing the metabolism, and subsequently the amount of food energy burnt. This assumption is also not yet proven by research. \nThere is also a theory that people with a genetically higher body fat content tend to be more successful as swimmers since the increased buoyancy of the fat aids in floatation or the rounder shapes offer less resistance to the water. \nSwimming exercises almost all muscles in the body. Usually, the arms and upper body are exercised more than the legs. In competitive swimming, excessive leg muscles can be seen as a disadvantage as they consume more oxygen, which would be needed for the muscles in the arms, although this depends on the swimming style. While breaststroke generates significant movement with the legs, front crawl propels the body mainly with the arms.\n\nSometimes the swimming consists of swimming laps using a conventional stroke, such as the front crawl; other forms can include different forms of exercise performed in the water, such as water aerobics.\n\nSwimming may be good for asthma sufferers.\n\nSwimming uses all three energy production systems, which are the creatine phosphate system, anaerobic fermentation (also known as Lactic acid buildup system), and the aerobic system. These three systems produce energy in form of ATP to enable muscle use (among other body functions).
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It is probably mostly water....a gallon of water weighs like seven pounds.  The best way to lose weight is to run run run...and eat sensibly.  Burn more calories than you take in...and you will lose weight.