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it's probably the best overall exercise you can do, it's a full body workout that doesn't impact any of your joints so no aches and pains in the ankles or knees. it really helps with your breathing, you don't hold your breath for minutes though, you have to keep your breathing steady, there is a method of training with holding your breath that the navy seals use and it's called hypoxic training which consists or holding your breath for every other four strokes or something to that nature.
it keeps your abs tight, your legs tight, actually everything on your body tight, and it works out the back like nothing else other than back bridges.
as for losing weight, yes it is a great way to shed pounds, and as for sweating off pounds, heat is the best way to SWEAT off pounds ( sauna, sauna suit, wearing heavy clothing, etc. ) but for burning calories and shedding pounds swimming is great. and i will tell you from experience that you can easily break a SWEAT AND SWEAT while in the pool. i used to be in water polo when i was in jr. high school and our coach had us working out so hard in the pool that we were sweating, literally sweating, after a few laps and a few exercises and having to keep your head above water with your hands out of the water just using your feet for 30 seconds at a time you were busting a sweat for sure. even when i bodyboarded all the paddling and kicking would get you to sweat, you can easily work your body's temp up to sweating while you are in water and no matter what temp the water is unless it's real freaking cold you will sweat but probably not for as long as you would if you were out of the water.
i know you were talking about sweating off weight and i might be talking a bit beyond the scope of that but i just wanted to let it be known that you can get excellent workouts from swimming probably the best overall and you can break a sweat but for intents and purposes of just sweating off weight, got to the sauna to sweat off weight....................
swimming should be apart of any boxers training if they want to take their conditioning seriously and if they want to take it more seriously get a partner and have him help with hypoxic training, and make sure you get a partner when doing so, you could drown if you don't have someone to keep and eye on you.
it keeps your abs tight, your legs tight, actually everything on your body tight, and it works out the back like nothing else other than back bridges.
as for losing weight, yes it is a great way to shed pounds, and as for sweating off pounds, heat is the best way to SWEAT off pounds ( sauna, sauna suit, wearing heavy clothing, etc. ) but for burning calories and shedding pounds swimming is great. and i will tell you from experience that you can easily break a SWEAT AND SWEAT while in the pool. i used to be in water polo when i was in jr. high school and our coach had us working out so hard in the pool that we were sweating, literally sweating, after a few laps and a few exercises and having to keep your head above water with your hands out of the water just using your feet for 30 seconds at a time you were busting a sweat for sure. even when i bodyboarded all the paddling and kicking would get you to sweat, you can easily work your body's temp up to sweating while you are in water and no matter what temp the water is unless it's real freaking cold you will sweat but probably not for as long as you would if you were out of the water.
i know you were talking about sweating off weight and i might be talking a bit beyond the scope of that but i just wanted to let it be known that you can get excellent workouts from swimming probably the best overall and you can break a sweat but for intents and purposes of just sweating off weight, got to the sauna to sweat off weight....................
swimming should be apart of any boxers training if they want to take their conditioning seriously and if they want to take it more seriously get a partner and have him help with hypoxic training, and make sure you get a partner when doing so, you could drown if you don't have someone to keep and eye on you.
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