What is the best sport for burning calories ???

January 2, 2010 at 11:33 am | Posted in Fitness and swimming | 1 Comment
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Here is how many calories can be burn’t in half an hour in different sports:

  • Cycling= 118 calories  
  • Football=125 calories
  • At the gym= 101 calories
  • Jogging= 180 calories
  • Tennis= 146 calories
  • Swimming= 160 calories  
  • Walking= 90 calories   
  • Martial Arts= 72 calories
  • Dance= 91 calories

In conclusion jogging is the best sport to do. But not far behind is swimming, with only 20 calories in it. Swimming is a  fun, safe, refreashing sport you can do all year round, no matter the weather. (that is if you go to an indoor swimming pool!!!)

Thanks, Hollyxxx

Swimming workout

January 1, 2010 at 9:00 pm | Posted in Fitness and swimming, Swimming Tips | 2 Comments
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Many doctors and athletes agree that swimming is one of the best workouts you can give your body. Swimming works almost all of your major muscle groups at the same time. Because you are not in contact with any  hard surfaces (like when you do gymnastics) there’s less pressure on your joints and bones. This reduces the chances of you suffering certain kinds of injuries than with other sports.

Here are some swimming facts:

1. In swimming the reason why you don’t sweat or get hot and stick is because the water lowers you body tempreture.

2. Swimming is a skill that could save your life or help you save someone else’s life in an emergency.

3. Swimming regularly can help build muscle mass and reduce body fat. 

4. In swimming, you can choose to specialize in a certain kind of stroke (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly or Individual medley (a mixture of all strokes).

5. If you are not good at pulling or kicking a kickboard, hand paddles, pull buoy, or flippers can help you to improve.

6. Swimming goggles protect your eyes from the chlorine in the water. They also help you to see underwater more clearly. To cause less chance of them leaking they must not be too tight, but not too loose either.

Thanks, Hollyxxx

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