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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Creating a swimming workout schedule
I'm looking to create myself a good swimming workout schedule and need some advice. What is the best schedule to get optimum results? How often should one have rest days? I'm currently looking at ...
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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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Is it true that swimming helps with sore muscles?
I've heard from a lot of people that swimming helps relieve sore muscles, is it true?
If true, why?
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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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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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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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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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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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Train for swimming long distances
I want to swim 3000 m non-stop for an event coming up next month.
I have got three different plans for training to that event, them coming from a great coach.
Those plans are concentrating on the 20*...
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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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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 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 make a swimming goggle fog free?
Do I have to buy new one every 2-3 months to swim fog free? Is there a way to protect the anti-fog feature for long times?
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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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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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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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Lots of phlegm while doing cardio workouts
EDIT: 12/2019
Since this question still occasionally gets hits:
In the years since I asked this question I found out that I have sleep apnea. I also learned about the effects of mouth breathing ...
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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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Negative consequences to training with IT band injury?
Around 6 weeks ago I started to get pain in my IT band. I tried resting with stretching for 2 weeks almost immediately after the injury, and the problem has persisted.
Currently I'm swimming 3 times ...
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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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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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How to count laps while swimming?
I always lose track of laps while swimming more than 1km freestyle in a pool.
Is there any gadget or technique which helps counting laps?
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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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Reasonable precautions for lake bacteria
I've read quite a lot online about bacteria you can be infected with by swimming in freshwater lakes. Anecdotally I've had friends tell me that when swimming in a lake you should keep your head over ...
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What type or amount of weight training is beneficial for a beginning swimmer?
I started swimming regularly about a month ago, and I can currently swim freestyle less than 75m before I have to stop and recover for a short time. I have a simple goal of being able to cover 500m ...
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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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How can swimming without water be harder to do?
So, I've gotten into swimming again recently, racking up 1km three times a week. Which is about all I can manage, practically, to get to the pool.
I've started trying to train by carrying out some of ...
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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 can I prevent gagging from mucus on back of throat when swimming?
It's not the most glamorous question but its a very annoying problem. I like to swim about 1km without stopping, but I find every now and again I get thick mucus on the back of my throat that makes me ...
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Is it possible to learn to swimming without trainer, alone?
I learn to swim and I have a common swimming pool in my apartment. But we don't have any trainer and I can't afford personal trainer. I don't know swimming but want to learn. Can i learn without any ...
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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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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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I can run better after swimming, how come?
I found out that when I go swimming in the evening (from 5:30 - 6:30), that my running (from 8:30 - 9:30) seems to go a lot better.
(Eg. I'm less tired, I have less need for stretching - I stretch to ...
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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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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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Will a blocked nose affect my ability to breathe during swimming?
I am a beginner. I tried to swim today with a blocked nose. I do not have any fever or cold otherwise; I am perfectly healthy apart from the blocked nose.
Will this have any effect on my swimming? ...
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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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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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