Questions tagged [swimming]
Swimming describes any method by which humans (or other living creatures) move themselves through water, apart from walking on the bottom.
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Swimwear to prevent thigh chafing while swimming in the ocean
I've recently been swimming in the ocean, and I've been chafing high on my inner thighs. (This isn't chafing related to drying off afterward, or walking around in wet swimwear. It's just happening as ...
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How can I maintain an active lifestyle and maintain a caloric deficit?
I am 48 and am working on losing some weight. All of the information I read tells
me of the importance of maintaining a caloric deficit, which I understand. I am also
doing a reasonable amount of ...
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Good breaststroke times according to age and gender
runninglevel.com is a really useful site for gauging your progress at running as it gives target times for different levels of ability for a range of distances, according to age and gender. There is ...
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2-beat Kick-Stroke coordination in front crawl swimming
My natural pattern is kick-down-right-leg when pulling-with-left-arm, and kick-down-left-leg when pulling-with-right-arm. But all Youtube videos I watched on kick-stroke coordination, suggest that it ...
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What are some features I should seek in a rugged swimming tracker?
A dedicated activity tracker for a bicycle, a cyclocomputer, does wonders to one's training. Suddenly every kilometer "counts". Every speed increment matters.
I would now like to do the same ...
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How to instruct breaststroke legs to age group of 8-12?
I don't have much experience instructing this kick, and apparently, the kids need help learning the kick. They learn fro feeling the motion, so they are more kinesthetic learners.
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Training muscles for scuba diving
I'm a keen trail runner, and when scuba diving you're using only your legs to propel, so in theory everything should be fine. However, I'm getting cramps and I need to move slowly to prevent them.
It ...
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Additional exercise to backstroke swimming
I've started backstroke swimming around 3 times a week and want to add just a little strength training to it. The problem with swimming is, that it seems to use so many muscle groups that it seems you ...
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Breathing in Cold Water while doing a Front Crawl
I took a pause from swimming, and when I returned, the water temperature is about 11 Celsius. I'm finding that I am running out of breath much faster than usual. I can usually get 3 strokes before ...
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Is it good to do aerobic exercise after getting mild hypothermia?
I'm looking into the science of cold water swimming from the perspective of a triathlete.
Conventional advice states that after swimming in the cold our peripheral body temperature is low and we ...
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Bhastrika Pranayama and lung expansion exercises what is the upper safe limit, 500 per day too bad?
I have hyperventilation issues in my lungs, so every 2Km that I swim I need to give a break. Otherwise I can't keep the cardio cycle, may be not a physical limit but a psychological one.
However the ...
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Scapulas position in freestyle/front crawl
here a general analysis if muscles involved in freestyle/front crawl is shown.
On page 9, it is written that:
When the arm that is close to the body similar to its position in the
fundamental ...
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Swimming calorie calculation by distance vs time
I've been swimming off and on for years, but recently I've begun to wonder about the number of calories I expend while swimming so I can compare it with other activities.
The calculators I've found so ...
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How to see during swimming for short sighted people
I am learning to swim right now so I can go to water parks when summer rolls around. However, I am very short sighted. Under water I use prescription goggles to see, but when I get out of the pool or ...
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Training to hold your breath for longer underwater
Is there any type of training you can do to help maintain your breath underwater?
When diving in a lake, using only diving goggles, I can hold my breath for about 10 seconds before needing to surface. ...
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Knee Pain, Stopped exercise, Any other way to reduce weight?
I am trying to get back into fitness and started running without a properly warming up my muscles. I am now getting knee pain and also popping sound while walking. Right now I have stopped doing ...
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Does training for running and swimming simultaneously give better combined effect?
I am now training for marathon running and marathon swimming simultaneously for coming races in both sports.
Will this be likely to give me better or worse performance than if I only do a single ...
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Swimming after running. Effects on body temperature regulation
Triathlons have the swim leg first.
But what about someone who wants to relax and cool down in the water after a run? It is known that running (or any exercise really) raises body temperature a bit. ...
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Tracking open water breaststroke swimming distance
I don't know if I'm moving in a marginal zone for smart watches...
My smart watch (Garmin Fenix) has an app for tracking open water swimming. However, I'm swimming breastroke with head-over-water. ...
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Back muscles training - swimming vs stand up paddling (SUP)
I'm looking for outdoor workout concentrated on back muscles. My current one (running, cycling) targets only legs and I don't have much to do in resting days...
I have a lake nearby so I'm thinking ...
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How to breathe when tilting ur neck up while swimming [duplicate]
I am new to swimming and taking lessons, but I am not able to do "lift my chin up to breathe and go back in", my instructor tells me, just tilt ur neck so when the chin is above water, so u can ...
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Calf cramp by swimming
I'm running, I'm biking, I'm swimming... breaststroke.
The problem is, when I try to swim anything else than breaststoke (backstroke, crawl) I'm getting calf cramp very quickly... which is double ...
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Which part of forehead should touch water first when breastroking?
When swimming breaststroke, which park of forehead is actually expected to touch the water first?
I fear when my head dips into water, I'm breaking too much. When my head dips under water, which ...
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How fast swimming increases lungs volume?
It's easy to find a lot of information of how much swimmer's lungs are bigger than in general population and how it compares to other activities (with musicians playing wind instruments being on the ...
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Buoyancy when front crawling
I am very close to negative buoyancy.
When learning to swim front craw if I exhale my head will sink down very quickly.
Is there a technique to keep my upper body at the right angle when doing front ...
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Better for arms & shoulder: breaststroke or freestyle swimming?
I know both are good, but between freestyle and breaststroke, which is more efficient in strengthening arms, shoulders, and upper body?
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How to make the seal on swimming goggles work again
I use Aquasphere goggles for swimming and when they are new they seal really well. I swim for at least 60 minutes and if I leave them alone, my eyes stay dry for the whole session.
However, when the ...
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How to blow air from nose in the water?
I have a problem. When I am in the water, I can't blow air from my nose. I have tried really hard and always ended up using my mouth like a reflex. Is there any technique, it feels really weird to ...
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What kind of workouts I can do in the sea?
I love going to the beach, and I wish I could combine my love for the sea with excercise. What type of movements can I do in the sea so it'd be more like a workout rather than just chilling in water?
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Swimming Pools.... Why 33m long?
As the question states, for what purpose were some public swimming pools constructed as 33m in length? Was there a particular fitness requirement or event that meant this design was better than 25m or ...
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What's the most efficient way to walk and swim?
I have two related questions that deal with the same issue. My primary question is regarding swimming.
I've found that extending my stroke (pressing behind behind me to propel me further at the end ...
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My stomach turns when swimming due to inhaling and exhaling repeatedly
I'm not a native english speaker so I might not find the correct word for a medical condition.
I have cerebral palsy, I swim, but mostly with my hands. My stomach is sensitive, I have high acidity ...
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Is it possible to swim 125 km in week? [closed]
Simple question, can a swimmer train and swim 125 km in week? Just curious to know if it is possible that a swimmer can train and swim 125 km every week, week in week out?
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APT and swimming
I have anterior pelvic tilt and rounded shoulders due to my desk job. I spent about four months this year lifting weights. It was great for my well-being, but didn't cure the APT and rounded ...
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Trying to lose as much weight as possible in 7 days. 2 days done, been swimming, what more should I do? [closed]
So I wanna lose as much weight as possible in a week's time. I've been swimming 50 laps per day (1 lap = 25m). Is that enough? Or could I do something more? I am currently 5'8", and weight 87 kg (191 ...
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Building endurance after long term injury
Several years ago I injured my lumbar spine at the gym. As a result of that injury I have been unable to do, well, anything for about 3.5 years now. Needless to say, any sort of physical fitness I had ...
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Exhausted after ice dipping
I am a reasonably experienced swimmer and I was swimming in the nearby lake almost every day through the summer and autumn. I live in northern Europe, and I was still swimming occasionally in October ...
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How fast is water added to swimming pools? [closed]
I'm curious how much new water (not just filtered) is typically added to a swimming pool. What replacement rate would that imply for the pool as a whole? (Time to replace the whole volume of the pool)....
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How to handle bathing suit and towel for high school PE?
My 9th grader has swimming every other day and loves it -- but the bathing suit and towel are a constant problem, getting forgotten, growing mold in a plastic bag in the knapsack, etc. What's a good ...
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Can hyperventilating increase lung capacity or fitness?
I recently asked about underwater swimming and the topic of hyperventilating came up. If I do a 5 minute session of hyperventilating twice a week prior to swimming is this likely to have any ...
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1 hour of weights, followed by 1 hour of swimming, followed by 1 hour of jogging: analysis? [closed]
ive put on 40kg over the past 18 months due to eating large portions and a total lack of exercise.
I used to be incredibly fit, and would regularly (weekly) follow the exercise regime outlined in ...
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What factors affect underwater swimming endurance and how to improve it?
I have a good 45 minute cardiovascular workout just before swimming. Although I’ve got my breath back when I go in I imagine my body is still depleted in some way?
What factors affect my (or anyone’s)...
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Lost swimming cardio, replacement with jogging
I am not a fitness fanatic but like to maintain general health and condition by doing 30+ minutes of cardio and 30+ minutes of strength training each day.
I used to swim every day for 30-35 minutes ...
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Right leg becoming sore after swimming 1000m
I have been swimming in pool for about close to a year now. I'm able to swim freestyle 500m in 30 mins in easy pace. (I don't know if it is good or needs improvement).
The next 500m I intend to train ...
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Home training / workout for very inactive person (swimming alternative?)
I'd like to ask this probably very obvious and silly questions to people who are into physical fitness, but...
I was looking into getting more physical activity lately and I have no idea where should ...
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Swimming timing improvement help [closed]
I'm 16 yrs old.my freestyle 100m timing is 1.05.14 is it possible for me to get my timing down to 54 secs before April 2018
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I swim 3 days a week — How much and when should I run, and lift dumbbells?
I recently took up on swimming in the mornings, monday, wednesday and friday
Occasionally, I also run. I can easily do 6K or 10K (and rarely sometimes 15k)
I want to exercise more often, ...
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Drowning in the sea when swimming [closed]
Drowning in the sea is a common phenomenon in Summer. I have heard a lot of things about why it may happen, and I have searched on the Internet, but I've found a lot of different answers. I will ask a ...
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Learning freestyle: More or longer repetitions?
I am an experienced runner recently starting triathlons. So far I am not able to do freestyle for more then a couple of minutes (althou I can do breast stroke for hours).
My recent training was ...
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Enough Air Input for Free style
Although I took swimming lessons while I was a kid, I was never super strong and never mastered good free style form.
Now 50, and attempting to complete in a triathlon (sprint). As a person with a ...
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