Can you lose weight/gain muscle by swimming?

Question

And if you join swimming classes would you be able to wear shorts to the practices?

Answer 1

oh yes!!! i swim and no one on the team is big!.

Answer 2

swimming is an excellent activity for adding muscle mass, but not too good for losing weight.  The water cools off the body so the fat doesn't burn as well as other exercises like running, aerobics, etc.  You can lose weight swimming, but you will need to work out harder or for longer periods.  Generally, pools are fine with shorts as long as they are hemmed, the little fibers clog up the filters otherwise.  But I would suggest getting a comfortable suit, shorts tend to get heavy and get in the way of your leg action.

Answer 3

Yes. When my niece did swimming she lost weight. You can gain muscle by eating lots of protein and lifting weights too. You can wear shorts over your swimsuit when you get there and during stretching (if you stretch, which I highly recommend), but once you get into the water you have to take them off. Hope I helped! :)

Answer 4

Swimming alone will not make you gain weight.  Lifting weights, though, and eating lots of protein, combined with swimming will do that.

Or you could just eat General Tso's chicken four times in one week.

Answer 5

Swimming is an excellent exercise, assuming you know how to swim!  My mother is a dietician and trained me over many years, if you want to lose weight, "eat less and exercise more."  The healthiest way to lose weight and keep it off is to target 1 pound per week.  (If you want to lose 30 or more pounds, it will take several months.)  Weight control involves changing habits and behaviors, this takes time.  Exercising 2 to 4 times per week is great!  Also, mild exercise for a long time is better at trimming inches than extreme exercise for a short time.

Many pools have rules against clothing that is not a swim suit.  That is for cleanliness and to prevent clogs in the filter equipment from loose threads and lint.