I was on track for a good while, I got stuck at 238lbs and now I'm 261 from 2 months of falling off the wagon

I'm gonna add swimming to original workout

Would anyone here know how to recommend I swim?

Imagery would help if is possible

  • Dyno [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    as with any form of cardio - choose what suits you.
    e.g., if you're more explosive and prefer to get it over and done with asap, try doing a front crawl/freestyle as fast as you can for as long as you can, take a minute break and repeat a few times.
    alternatively, if you're more 'low impact', then more conventional swimming like breaststroke at a leisurely pace for 30+ lengths.

    same thing applies to running - when I was in my early 20s I predominantly did high intensity sprints for like half an hour - 10 years later and I prefer hiking for an hour or two instead.

    • JK1348 [he/him]
      hexagon
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      1 year ago

      Thank you I'm 31 and in m trying to be on top of the best last years I'll get out of my metabolism, I'm really self conscious about my weight and I wanna lower it as much as I can

      I prefer running but I'm the Socal and the heat makes it hard

        • JK1348 [he/him]
          hexagon
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          1 year ago

          I wanna run every other day and swim on the days I don't run

      • mittens [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        you probably already have considered a treadmill to run indoors, but i'm curious as to why you don't consider it an option for running

        • JK1348 [he/him]
          hexagon
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          1 year ago

          Late reply, ADHD can't stand being in one place endlessly and looking at a running clock I used to cover the timer with a towel but I just prefer the fresh air and outside when I run, it's a personal preference

  • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    I recommend doing it in the water.

    Jokes aside: freestyle, breaststroke, and backstroke are good. Do like 30 laps at 50m each.

    • JK1348 [he/him]
      hexagon
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      1 year ago

      Thank you I'm looking to lose weight so I guess my core would be a good focus