Does swimming make you gain weight?


has anybody heard that hard swimming makes you gain weight? because the water is cold and makes you body produce more fat in order to insulate yourself? not easy swimming but strenuous, competitive swimming for long periods of time. please explain your answers and opinions! thank you!



Answers:

Food before swimming ?

Swimming reacts different to different people. I loose a lot of weight during my swim season because we burn much more calories than we can consume. But if you are not doing a highly strenuous work out some people will actually gain weight for a few reasons. One is that swimming increases your level of certain hormones due to the combination of anarobic and aerobic workout at once which can change your metabolism. Also, this can cause for your appetite to increase more than other excersizes so you end up eating more than you burn. But i would day for the most part that no, it does not increase your weight, unless it is muscle.

Do you think an Olympic style one piece swimsuit looks good on an athletic female swimmer?

No, not at all.
Swimming is one of the best exercises, whether it be for pleasure or competitive.
Swimming, utilises all of your muscles. Keeps you in tone and most of all, healthy.
This, is my main exercise, and I swim for pleasure, 3 x a week.

Is Anyone?

Course' not! swimming is exercising!

Is there any websites wiht videos of people doing swimming strokes (Breast, free, fly, etc) that could help?

i think because swimming is such and intense sport u gain muscle which makes u heavier

What you personal record?

NO, if you do gain weight from swimming its not from fat, it would be from muscle if anything, when you strain your body of heat and it gets cold it doesn't make fat, it burns fat to keep you warm.

Do you know any nude swimming pools?

i dont think so unless u do it a lot and are building muscle that might but muscle is good

How harmful is it for swimmers to inhale chlorine vaphor daily?

Well as far as I know, if you do it enough and often, it should surely be the opposite. The only thing you would really be gaining is muscle, which adds on to your intial weight, but not actual fat. The muscle might make certain parts look larger (like thighs or arms), but that's about it.

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Most swimmers I know are thin and muscular. What you said may be true , but perhaps it happens when the swimmer gets older? And swims far less times than in their younger days.
If you are swimming in cold waters, use a wet suit or a dry suit to insulate your body.

How do I reserface after I dive?

no. swimming does not make you gain weight. it is the best exercise for anyone & everyone. swimming for 30 minutes a day keeps you fit. and swimming in cold water is actually better training than swimming in warm water.

I want to fit an electric pool heater. pool size 20 x 15 can you recomend a good one thanks?

not gain weight, but it might give you a big butt because if you are a serious swimmer, you are really going to develop your leg and derriere muscles.

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no it's exercise

Can you use liquid chlorine in a spa tub?

NO ITS THE CONTRARY

Plus Size Swimsuit??

Don't worry... swimming will not make u gain weight. I lost from 56kg to 48kg in 9 mths time. I swam everyday then and for long hrs too.. like 3-4 hrs each time. It also depends on what stroke u're swimming. Butterfly helps u to tone up your shoulders,bisep n trisep, Breast stroke will form slightly bigger thighs (hear-say :D) and front crawl (freestyle) will in return give u a more slender body shape.. Well, no harm trying.. nowadays, I only stick to front crawl.

For swimmers..?

I've Done Competive swimming for years i started out doing it for a regular team then when i got old enough to join my school swim team i switched. If anything it help me keep in shape, not gain weight the water is cold so that we go faster.

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rather it keeps you in good shape,maybe strenous swimming makes u gain muscle but definitely not fat weight.

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Hey!! As a lifeguard I don't think swimming makes u gain weight. I'm in a competitive swim team and if u are gaining weight is due to the amount of muscle u are building up. Muscle is heavier than fat so that's where the gaining weight comes in from and if u do gain weight it's a few pounds like 1 to 3 not a lot. The water temperature does not have to do anything with gaining weight whatsoever. Hope I answered ur question=)

Liquid Oxygen what is it?

no i was told that you will loose a couple of lbs when you first start swimming and then start gaining some lbs but the lbs will be muscle. if you eat healthier like eat a salad for lunch w/ a apple and you wont gain any weight. and try to do 60 minuters of swimming or other excercise and you won't gain any weight

Do you know if they sell the Swedish googles at like sport chalet or some place like that?

no its not true unless after you swim you go and ate alot

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