Swimming- what sort of workout does this give?

Swimming- what sort of workout does this give?

I've started swimming for exercise and love it. I probably swim laps for 25-30 minutes. What sort of workout does this give compared to elliptical or treadmill??

Re: Swimming- what sort of workout does this give?

It's an great total body workout. A woman I know lost 55 lbs by swimming and diet.

Re: Swimming- what sort of workout does this give?

Swimming is great for the back and legs and glutes!

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Heavy duty cardiovascular! (and also what Snowboardgirl said!)

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I am learning how to swim and let me tell you, from the 2 hours of pratice once a week, I have pain in my stomach area. I have serious, pain in parts of my stomach, that I never knew I had muscles there before, and my arms/legs are all sore.

Re: Swimming- what sort of workout does this give?

Swimming is a great workout, though it doesn't burn as much calories as running does. You don't realize how hard you're working because you don't notice that you're sweating since you're already all wet

But, have you ever seen a swimmer with a bad body? I always loved swimmer guys - strong back and shoulders, long arms, mmmm, yummy!