Speed V Time

[echokilo]

For burning calories and so for weight loss is it better to swim for longer at a slower speed or to swim faster for a shorter time ?

[Sqad]

For weight loss....it really doesn't matter as it is an inefficient way of losing weight.

For cardiovascular" eternity "....then swimming slower for a longer period of time seems to be the better method.

[echokilo]

Thanks Sqab .... what would be a more efficient type of exercise for weight loss ?

[factor-fiction]

Eating less is the best form of exercise for weight loss. Exercise can help- I know someone who lost weight through a lot of cycling- but I know that that for me it's ineffective. II run maybe 3 miles but feel hungry when I get back- and the slice of toast I have probably cancels out the calories burned in half an hour's running

[Sqad]

factor fiction is quite correct.

[factor-fiction]

Exercise is still good for you though, so keep on swimming but do it in a way you enjoy.

[Old_Geezer]

There is no specifically suitable exercise for losing weight. Sure it helps, raises the metabolic rate when your fit so give a little boost. But the main driver for weight loss is fewer calories consumed. Exercise for health and fitness, eat a suitable diet to be a healthy weight.

[johnk]

Eat properly and cook from basic ingredients. To lose weight eat a little less. Exercise will help you to look slimmer as muscle is denser than fat and so the same weight gives less bulk.