How long should I swim to get a good workout?

Question

Can i just sort of play around and swim and get a good work out? How many laps a day could i see results in?

Answer 1

If you do about 20 laps once a day every day that should work well. Just swimming around won't help you much though. You can do your laps and then play and get a better work out than either one by itself.

Answer 2

Untill you feel the burn!

Answer 3

Enough sprints to make you pant during your breaks. Thats really the honest answer. But dont push yourself beyond your limits.

Answer 4

1hour and 30mins to 2hours depending on what pace you swim at