Is swimming good in my situation?

Question

I'm a 16 year old male,190.5 cm or 6'3''(last time I checked) and 129 kgs or 285 lbs(recently checked).I sometimes feel pain in my joints(particularely the right ankle).My goal is to lose weight and get toned.I plan to swim 60 lengths of 50m or 164 feet / 30 laps for one hour(For a total of 3km or 1.86 miles).I plan to do this every day for the remainder of summer and as often as I can during school.I'm pretty good at swimming since I take higher level classes.I've tried doing this before and have done feeling tired of the exercise.Is this good for my goal?Is there a better way?Can you give me any predictions of my weight after one,two,three...months?I also occasionally practice karate.

Answer 1

swimming should pose little to no strain on your joints. it also happens to be one of the best ways to lose weight and get toned. it is good for EVERYONE, unless you cant swim lol. i think it would be a great idea to swim. Check to see if you school has a swim team and join it. usually they dont have try outs for this sport and welcome anyone, but you have a better shot of getting in the smaller/less competative your school is in swim.  

Answer 2

Swimming is actually really good for you

if you have a lot of weight on you

that may be the reason why your joints hurt

When you swim try getting as much cardio as you can from it

also try switching it up a  little

If you are swimming 50 metters or 50 yards give your self a time

try one min for every 50 m  do 5 of those

Then cut your time to 55sec for5x50m

50sec 5x 50m

45sec 5x50m

40sec 5x50m

35sec 5x50m

and so on

that should give you a work out and after a while

cut your time shorter

push your self

You will do just fine!

also feed your self the right stuff

more veggies and fruit  

Answer 3

I'd say 1500m a day is a good starting point. Time yourself the first day, then time yourself again two weeks later. If you've gotten faster (and you probably will have), you know you can add more meters to your workout. You can even double it to 3000m pretty quickly. It doesn't have to be 1500 or 3000m without a break either. You will be able to swim for farther distances if you break it up into a warm up, small sets, and a cool-down.

For instance...

Warm-up:

500 swim

300 kick (with a board or on your back or side)

100 swim

2 min break

Main sets:

10 x 50 with 10 seconds rest

5 x 100 with 20 seconds rest

2 min break

8 x 50 alternating easy 50, hard 50 with 15 seconds rest

4 x 100 alternating easy 50, hard 50 with 30 seconds rest

1 x 50 easy

2 min break

(easy=slower, hard=faster)

Cool down:

300 easy

Total: 3,000 meters.

This way you can make yourself stronger by utilizing different energy zones and you can also build up your aerobic capacity by doing longer sets like the first of the main sets.

Answer 4

It depends how long you swim for and how hard you work. like if you swim for 1 hour and only do 10 laps. that wont do much. you have to really puch yourself. but honestly if you do it will pay off! good luck.  

Answer 5

Swimming should help your joints. But, if you do the same thing day in and day out, your body will eventually plain off and get used to what you are doing and you will quit losing weight. You should do sprints on day and distance another. And always try to improve your times. This will also help you develop goals in your swimming and it won't get as boring.