i know its cardio... but any more specific? what does it target mainly?
2007-09-11 15:21:39 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
It strengthens your lats (latisimus dorsi) which are the muscles under your arms, running along your ribcage. It's also good for the delts, (muscles in your upper back), your biceps and shoulders.
2007-09-11 15:28:18 · answer #1 · answered by Miami Lilly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Swimming is a great cardio workout, which not only burns a lot of calories (therfore fat) but also increases your health, lung function etc.
It is also an excellent anearobic workout (strength training) by stretching and toning most of your bodies muscles.
2007-09-12 05:02:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because swimming will exercise just about every muscle in your body and therefore burn calories.
It will also tone up all muscles in one go so that you do not end up with any particular muscle group looking over developed.
2007-09-12 02:57:48 · answer #3 · answered by ANF 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lard mostly! Burn more calories than you take in and you lose weight, except in the case of a few rare medical conditions.
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2007-09-13 07:34:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way to lose weight is watching what you eat, cutting out saturated fats and exercise.
2007-09-12 04:47:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Swimming does work the entire body but your body needs fat for bouancy. If swimming is your regualr workout, your body may be reluctant to release fat.
2007-09-12 00:15:26 · answer #7 · answered by black57 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually, swimming is pretty much an all-body workout.
depending on the strokes you use, of course. but freestyles work out many muscles. [sorry im not sure which ones..]
2007-09-11 22:30:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is resistance between your movements and the water unlike out of the water.
So its sort of like doing weights
2007-09-11 22:40:14 · answer #9 · answered by Byte 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think when you are swimming the exercise of swimming burns calories.
2007-09-11 22:29:39 · answer #10 · answered by xoɟ ʍous 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋