Swim Yourself Skinny

People swim for all kinds of different reasons. Some do it for fun. Others do it to increase their lung capacity. Most, however, do it to try and lose weight. If you fall into this last category, there are some helpful tips you can follow to increase your chances of losing weight through swimming.   

Up the Intensity

First things first, if you’re swimming to lose weight, make sure you’re going at it hard and fast.

When you first start swimming, just a normal pace will be enough to get your heart pumping. As you get more used to it, however, it will become easier, which means you’ll burn fewer calories and less fat. The only way to compensate is to purposefully push yourself to swim harder and faster. Try timing yourself and tracking your heart rate to keep your swimming session as intense as possible.

Try Water Aerobics

In addition to swimming, try adding in some water aerobics. You could do them as a warm-up to your swim session, enabling you to burn even more calories, or you could replace one or two swim sessions a week with a water aerobics class. Changing things up will help you to avoid monotony and burn-out. Plus, it will target different muscle groups for a leaner, more toned look overall.

Add in Some Weight

The resistance of the water will help you to tone up as you burn off excess fat. However, if you really want to up the intensity, try adding in some water weights. There are weights you can strap to your ankles and wrists to wear while you swim. You can start with a low weight and work your way up for maximum calorie burn!

Swimming in any way, shape, or form is good for calorie and fat burn. However, if you add in these tips, you’ll experience even better results, and you’ll experience them more quickly!