Friday, January 13, 2012

How to Lose Pounds With Swimming?


Losing 20 pounds by any method is a long-term project. The maximum rate for healthy weight loss, according to health counselor Maya Paul in an article for HelpGuide.org, is two pounds per week. Swimming to lose those pounds is a reasonable proposition, since swimming burns a significant number of calories each session. Once you've made up your mind to do this, the process is simple and straightforward. The hard part will be sticking to it until you've reached your goal.
Step 1
Set your timeline for losing 20 pounds. For the healthiest and most sustainable weight loss, set this for 10 to 20 weeks.
Step 2
Divide 70,000 by the number of weeks you've given yourself to lose 20 pounds. At 3,500 calories per pounds, that's how many calories you'll need to burn while swimming.
Step 3
Divide the results of Step 2 by the number of swimming sessions you can commit to in a week. If you were going for 20 weeks (3,500 calories per week), and could swim five times each week, the result would be 700. This is the number of calories you need to burn during each swimming session.
Step 4
Look up the calories you will burn in each swimming session, based on your pace and body weight. This total is different for each person.
Step 5
Use the information from Steps 3 and 4 to figure out how long each of your swimming sessions must last. For example, a 150-pound person swimming vigorously for an hour burns about 660 calories. A 70-minute swimming session would be enough to burn the 700 calories from Step 3.
Step 6
Work your swimming plan as faithfully as possible. Your weight loss plans will only work if you get in the pool.
Step 7
Weigh yourself once each week, preferably at the same time of day and on the same day of the week. Calorie calculating is an inexact estimate. By watching your body weight, you'll be able to adjust your program if you're losing too slowly or too quickly.

 
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