| Have you taken up swimming as an exercise
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| | at the Australian Institute of Sport
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| to help you to lose weight? If you are,
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| | pointed out that competitive swimmers
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| you are not alone because most people
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| | typically have body fat levels that are
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| think that swimming is effective way to
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| | higher than those of runners or cyclists
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| tone muscles and lose weight. This is why
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| | who expend a similar amount of energy
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| the public swimming pools everywhere are
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| | when they train.
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| always packed in the evenings and on
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| | Why is that so? This is because swimmers
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| weekends.
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| | feel hungry after swimming and may simply
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| Before I disappoint you, I must first
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| | replace all the calories they have burned
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| declare that I am not against swimming.
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| | with a large meal and a sugar laden drink
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| On the contrary, I swim regularly for the
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| | after their swim.
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| sake of my cardiovascular health.
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| | On top of that, they may even consume
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| However, some research seem to suggest
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| | more calories than they have used up.
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| that swimming is not an effective way to
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| | "Some research suggests that this is due
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| lose weight and in fact, one can even
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| | to the cool temperatures in which
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| gain weight with swimming. Getting more
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| | swimmers often train in and by contrast,
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| bewildering eh?
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| | runners and cyclists usually experience
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| Swimming is considered by many as one of
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| | an increase in body temperature during
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| the best exercises to lose weight and to
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| | their training sessions, which may help
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| tone muscles because when you swim, most
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| | to suppress appetite." Professor Burke
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| of your muscles are called into action
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| | said.
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| and you are actually having a full body
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| | Professor Burke also noted that
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| workout. Furthermore, swimming also has
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| | competitive swimmers are less active when
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| an aerobic effect and so the heart and
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| | not in training sessions. The swimmers
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| lungs are getting their dose of exercise
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| | are so tired from the hours of intensive
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| as well.
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| | training that they sleep, relax or avoid
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| However, a research published in the
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| | any active physical activities outside
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| American Journal of Sports Medicine
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| | their training sessions. Deja vu? Do you
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| demostrated that in the absence of a
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| | feel tired and sleepy after a swim?
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| controlled diet, swimming has little or
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| | Now, let's talk about toning muscles. Do
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| no effect on weight loss.
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| | note that most of the work your body does
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| Professor Grant Gwinup conducted an
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| | when swimming involves positive muscle
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| experiment correlating swimming with
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| | actions and no negative action and we
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| weight loss and came up with surprising
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| | know all know that the negative phase,
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| results.a) Test subjects put in a cycling
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| | that is, when lowering the weights during
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| program lost 19 pounds in a 90 days
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| | weight training is very important in
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| study.b) Those following a walking
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| | building muscles.
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| program lost 17 pounds in the same
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| | So can your muscles develop properly when
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| period.c) Now, brace yourself for this!
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| | only the positive muscles are worked on?
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| Subjects in the swimming program actually
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| | By the way, before you say that
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| gained extra 5 pounds!
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| | competitive swimmers have nice muscle
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| Did the findings shock you? I couldn't
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| | tone, that is because they lift weights
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| believe what I was reading when I first
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| | to maintain muscle balance as well as to
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| came across the report.
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| | gain strength for more powerful strokes.
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| Professor Gwinup then assumes that
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| | Please, do not give up swimming if you
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| swimming in cold water stimulates the
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| | enjoy the sport. Doing any exercise is
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| appetite to increase caloric consumption.
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| | better than not exercising at all. Just
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| Do you feel hungry after a swimming
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| | make sure that you don't eat more or
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| session? If you do, then professor could
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| | become more less active after your
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| be right.
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| | invigorating swim.
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| Professor Louise Burke, Head of Nutrition
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