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  • Is Swimming Good Exercise?

  • How to Lose Weight With Swimming

    Swim for time. Swimming can be performed just like any other cardiovascular exercise. One of the ways it can help with weight loss is by Swimming for a set amount of time. Perform some dynamic stre...

  • How to Learn Swimming Strokes

    ...is really no better way to learn how to swim than to get your feet wet. Now, if you have never been in the water and do not know a dog paddle from a doggie bag, it is not recommended you jump ri...

  • 5 Things You Need to Know About Resistance Swimming

    Resistance swimming is a form of exercise that helps to improve a swimmer's technique and improve his athletic ability. Resistance swimming uses a device to provide more resistance than just the a...

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Swimming: butterfly

swimming the butterfly is a popular recreational and competitive swimming technique that involves moving both arms si...

Swimming

From Wikipedia: Swimming is an excellent form of exercise. Because the density of the human body is approximately ...

Swimming

Swimming is a popular water exercise and sport that is appropriate for almost any fitness level. Swimming exercises ...

Swimming - synchronized

Synchronized swimming has its origins in the early 20th century, and is a competitive sport that can be held at the c...

Swimming: breaststroke

swimming the breaststroke is a popular swimming style that offers several advantages over other swimming exercises an...

Swimming: backstroke

... called back crawl) is one of the three swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on th...

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Conversations On Swimming

  • swimming?


    • Posted On February 6, 2008 04:48:46 PM

      I only just started swimming again after a long time. and Id like to keep it up as the pool is only around the corner, I think its a half olympic size.the probem is that my breathing is dreadful!! ... Read More

    • Posted On February 8, 2008 09:07:26 AM

      I just started swimming again a few weeks ago. I have the same problem! But, I've noticed that it's getting a bit better. I've been doing an easy workout from Swimplan.com. I do series of 50s for m... Read More

  • Swimming


    • Posted On September 24, 2008 09:29:10 PM

      I'm kind of interested in checking out swimming as a workout, but I'm scurred! I've never swam as a part of a workout routine before. I do a mean doggie paddle, but that's about it. I'd sort of li... Read More

    • Posted On September 24, 2008 10:15:39 PM

      See if your school has beginning swimming classes. Mine does, and you sign up like a regular class, and it's just one credit hour. We have a human performance rrrrrrsomething major, so it's in th... Read More

  • Swimming


    • Posted On April 9, 2007 10:48:49 AM

      ...lo all! I used to be on the High School swim team and now 6 years later am starting to swim again. I hate jogging and running and get bored on a treadmill so swimming is a great option for me. A... Read More

    • Posted On April 9, 2007 10:57:48 PM

      Well I was never a big swimmer, but I had a physical test for a school thing so I started swimming. I'm not going to lie, those first times were hard because I felt I was going nowhere. But eventua... Read More

  • Who goes swimming?


    • Posted On January 7, 2009 09:11:30 PM

      Hi all Who goes swimming for exercise and how do you stay motivated? Does leisure swimming really burn about 600 calories an hour? I got a waterproof Ipod case that I will use, come Monday , and I... Read More

    • Posted On January 7, 2009 09:29:14 PM

      I'm not swimming now because it's freezing here and I'm working more on building muscle, but it's great exercise. I would swim laps and tread water (hands-free) for about an hour, and my HRM would... Read More

  • Swimming


    • Posted On March 30, 2008 11:34:33 AM

      Is swimming for an hour 3-4 times a week enough exercise? I go 3-4 times a week and do the breast stroke only,thats all I know.Usually I do 20-25 laps plus some water jogging.I would like to learn... Read More

    • Posted On March 31, 2008 09:15:33 AM

      ... probably a decent amount of time spent swimming, but the hard/important part is pushing yourself hard enough. Breaststroke is actually the hardest physically of the strokes so thats good, but ... Read More

  • SWIMMING?!


    • Posted On June 26, 2007 05:58:34 PM

      Crap! I just found out I have to swim at my camp. My problem is, I don't like to swim. Mainly because you must take your shirt of to do such things. That causes problems for me. I hate my shirt o... Read More

    • Posted On June 26, 2007 06:05:50 PM

      ...bout how much sun I am in, so when I am swimming I wear a shirt. I normally just wear a short or no sleeve tee-shirt. So far no one has ever said anything about it to me. Then again, I probab... Read More

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Swimming Blogs

Swim Bimmer.

The Bimmer i saw is actually a boat, perhaps.

Thais Banned From Swimming

IN Thailand the law is clear and in plain English - No swimming if you can’t swim. Got it? Share and Enjoy:

Twisted Swimming Nymphs

Alternate versions of the Roughfisher's Swimming Nymph, tied with llama custom dubbing blends.

Caroline Prothero and Norman Cook ready to swim with the Sharks

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Build stamina

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...ing exercises include running, jogging, swimming and dance.

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LIVESTRONG: Swimming

- 58 Members

...IVESTRONG group for conversations about Swimming

Worland Warrior Swimming

- 7 Members

...and coaches of the Worland Warrior Boys Swim Team.

Going Against the Flow...Gaining...

- 5 Members

For anyone who feels like they're swimming against the flow and would like to gain weight

Swim your way to fit.

- 92 Members

This group is open to those who love to swim. We will discuss swimming routines, locations, calories burned and jun have fun supporting each other to keep swimming and eating healthy.

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shansarver: If there is reincarnation, I want to come back as a sea otter -- swimming, playing, and beating my food to death with a sharp rock.

zeemaru: oh nO.. I will meet him in the swimming poOl this afternOon.. Huft..

IDEALAW: Time to go get the frogs out of my swimming pool. :-/ #fb

abbiegirl_1980: Had a great workout with my daughter at the YMCA and my boy loved the daycare there! Cant wait to go back tomarrow for swimming!

AndeeD: I love my son, but he is such a weinie. 15 kids at a swimming party, he's the only one who kept crying cause people bumped him.

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