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Swimming to burn calories?


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jim
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PostPosted: 11/17/07 - 02:41    Post subject:
My friends told me that I should lose some pounds. I agree but I was postponing it because I hate drastic diet changes. I was told that I should engage in some physical activity. What is more natural than swimming? So, what do you think about swimming to burn calories?
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PostPosted: 12/21/07 - 20:02    Post subject:
Swimming is a great sport and most complete physical activity. When you swim, most of your muscles are active. You can burn many calories with swimming. You just have to be careful not to start eating more. This can undermine your attempts to lose fat. Swimming has tendency to increase appetite so if you don’t pay attention you will soon start eating more and thus prevent your body from getting rid of the unwanted fat.
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