tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546216.post3511923670013690981..comments2023-09-11T05:14:14.531-05:00Comments on Swimming is Easy - Here's How: How to do Multiple Laps with Flip Turns without TiringUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546216.post-56541192984315362002013-09-24T09:38:50.728-05:002013-09-24T09:38:50.728-05:00Hi Vicky - Thanks for your question. I'm not a...Hi Vicky - Thanks for your question. I'm not a physio-anything so take this advice for what it is ... opinion, but I think that if you scale down your speed, your body may not be working as hard i.e. it is burning fewer calories. You may indeed need to add additional laps (additional time) to your slower routine to get an equivalent calorie burn to your faster-swim-speed sessions. BTW, that sounds like a great swimming watch!isplashdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771519128788355528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546216.post-22089732109432580092013-09-23T21:52:35.061-05:002013-09-23T21:52:35.061-05:00Hi. Thanks for this post. I get what you mean. I t...Hi. Thanks for this post. I get what you mean. I too have noticed that when I swim slowly I can swim more. I make use of a swimming watch to monitor my laps, calories, etc. And I have noted that when I swim slow, I burn a calorie or two lesser. When I swim fast, I burn more calories. So, does this mean that my body is not burning more calories when I swim slowly. Which approach should I follow - Swim fast and burn more calories, or swim slow and do more laps. Pls help. Thanks!Vicky Thayalanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051450934249174364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546216.post-45437928305170263162010-05-10T07:22:35.235-05:002010-05-10T07:22:35.235-05:00This is interesting...
I have a triathlon coming u...This is interesting...<br />I have a triathlon coming up sooner than i would like (my first) and I am very apprehensive about the 1/2 mile swim. Because, right now i am the guy in the lane who's gasping for air after two laps.<br /><br />I'm going to try to slow it down a notch and will let you know...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11981829538455021036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546216.post-44848406711900483042010-01-22T19:58:00.775-06:002010-01-22T19:58:00.775-06:00Thanks for the comment. Like I said in this post,...Thanks for the comment. Like I said in this post, go slow until you have built up the capacity to go a bit faster. This may take weeks, or even months. You are still exercising through all this, so you're not really losing anything. Even slow, you are building muscle memory. Add speed as you feel comfortable and scale back when needed until you feel like you've got enough to push it again for a (short? long?) while. Good luck!isplashdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771519128788355528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546216.post-88756239107972983302010-01-22T17:52:05.421-06:002010-01-22T17:52:05.421-06:00Encouraging! I can barely swim a full lap without ...Encouraging! I can barely swim a full lap without drowning. I tried slowing down, but I think if I go any more leisurely I'll be at the bottom of the pool. Any suggestions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com