You know, swimming is really a good thing for weight-loss. Ever noticed how slim swimmers are? Cos they swim! I started swimming and I've started to lose weight!
What works for you?

i used to be a on a swim team, but all i got were very broad shoulders and arms. it might be attractive on a guy, but i'm a girl, and i'm very unhappy with my disproportionate body. i did loss fat, but gained muscle, which has since turned soft with loss of activity. if you start swimming, you can never stop or else you get soft.

I swim twice a week and I like the way it gets my heart rate up there with no impact. Also very social.

I think the same could be said about any exercise plan. If you start exercising and gaining muscle in any activity and then stop, you will lose that muscle, it is a natural process. As we age we lose muscle without even trying. But it is not specific to swimming. Wouldnt it be nice if you could build muscle and then not have to maintain it? My dream come true! I know several very successful competitive female swimmer here and they are not broad shouldered or bulky at all. For that matter, neither are the men. When i used to be in a swim club when I was younger I also considered swimmers to be among the leanest of atheletes (with the exception of me of course, but I got an A for effort anyways). Perhaps in your case it is a genetic disposition to being broader shoudered or bigger on top.

In any case, to say you can never stop is not completely accurate I think. I am sure those muscles gained while swimming could be maintained easily with other activites outside of swimming. The key of course is to not give up all activity all together, otherwise yes, you would lose muscle. Same can be said for any muscle building activity. Don't use it, lose it.

The best benefit I can see for us bigger folks from swimming is the fact it is zero impact on our already stressed joints. And if it helps build muscle and lose weight, even better yet...

I cant wait till my neighborhood pool opens....

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Swimming is great! I was on the high school swim team (back in the dark ages--1971) and swim practice was a wonderful form of excercise for me. I remember on Fridays, we would have to swim 100 laps!

I'd like to take that up again...my gym has a nice big pool....hmmm.

Yes I want to start swimming again too, hmmmmmmmm now just have to be brave to put on that swimsuit LOL

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You know I have been considering starting swimming for a while now, swimming is a really great cardio exercise that will work out way more muscle groups the running will. I have trouble running because I have bad knees, and I haven't worked out for a while, but I am planning to make swimming a central part of my routine when I start exercising again.

The pool season here started a couple of weeks ago and it's been great. My friends and I get to spend some time in the pool instead of the gym and it's a good change up.

However - a little cold snap is blowing through here, so the pool season is back on hold this week :-/

I like swim. It's good for lose

I can't wait until I can swim again! Oh how used to love it!

I swim 30 to 60 laps daily (well not for half a week this week, because of sickness), and I think it is awesome, you don't sweat as much (well you do but you don't notice) you don't risk pulling a muscle, but tone them nicely and evenly! I am not so big that I would not put on a swim suit and I feel rather comfy in the pool!
About everyone swimming being slim, my man is in the swimteam and the fastest swimmers are pretty big people I have to say! Two girls are obese and they are awesome swimmers! So 1) not everyone is slim when they swim daily and 2) even big people can be great swimmers!
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I can't wait for pool season!!!!

(my first post!)

I swim, too. Once a week for one to two hours... Sometimes I can't make it two hours, but I try. Lots of backcrawl and even Tickle T Touch to make it two hours!

But anyway, I'm pretty cheap and wont buy a gym membership. The highschools in my area have pools and with a year round swim pass (here about 15$ more than a summer swim pass) it's a TON cheaper than a gym membership. Some gyms dont have pools, so if you get a summer pass like I'd need anyway, an option is to get it earlier and opt for the year round and hit the highschool pools during the cooler months.

Okay, back to lurking

Swimming just doesn't do it for me I stick to the dry side with weight training, running, hiking and cycling