Is swimming a good workout for keeping weight off?

Question

is swimming a good workout for keeping weight off

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

yup.  It will also make you gain wait in muscles.  You can't just play in the pool.  You have to swim and swim and swim.

Answer 3

yes, except you need to know what strokes and sets will help.

Swimming is a great sport, but not all sets will be benificial ie kick sets to strengthen your arms.

Answer 4

yes!

you use a lot of core muscles.

if you swim laps every day, you'll shead the pounds

and build up muscle!

Answer 5

Swimming is one of the best work outs for staying in shape. It works all your body parts and burns the calories.

Answer 6

Oh yes, swimming is an awesome way to keep in shape.

Answer 7

Swimming is great for keeping weight off.

It utilizes all you muscles - especially your core - while maintaining low impact. So you´ll achieve that toned look without being ackwardly bulky.

I took a lifeguarding class (involving lots of swimming) and showed immdiate results.

Swimming increases energy levels.

However swimming is not a particularly fast way to shed mega pounds - while it is good to maintain weight.

Answer 8

Swimming is one of the best workouts you can get, so yes it is! Swimming does burn calories at a rate of about 3 calories a mile per pound of bodyweight. If you weigh 150 lbs. and it takes you 30 minutes to swim one mile (1,760 yards or 1,609 meters), then you will be using about 900 calories in one hour. However, many swimmers do not swim that quickly, and many cannot swim for that distance or duration.

Answer 9

yeah it's great because it exerices all your muscles and burns a ton of calories.

Answer 10

Swimming is an amazing full-body sport.

Answer 11

YES! And to get toned!

Answer 12

yes it is very good but you need 2 do da rite workouts

Answer 13

Absolutely. You exercise lots of muscles, and burn a lot of calories in temperature control.

Answer 14

yes, swimming works almost all the muscles in your body