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Why Swimming is a Great Exercise
After the success of swimmers such as gold medalist Michael Phelps, you may wonder, why is swimming considered to be such a great exercise? Swimming is one of the most intense exercises that utilizes all the major muscle groups of body, which makes it one of the best calorie burners and cardio endurance exercises. [...]
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Five Reasons to Take Up Swimming
With U.S. Olympian Michael Phelps winning an astounding and record-breaking 8 gold medals during the Beijing Olympics in China, many people have been curious about the sport of swimming and anxious to get involved. This is a great trend, as swimming is one of the best forms of exercise.
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How to Build Speed in the Pool
In the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, we saw Michael Phelps and other world-class accomplish nearly-unimaginable feats in the pool. What did the feats entail? Almost every single competition was the same: speed. Go the fastest, and you’re the best swimmer.
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Swimming Equipment Recommendations to Get You Started
If you’ve ever considered swimming as a potential hobby to embrace – and, to be honest, many of us are thinking about it after seeing Michael Phelps win 8 Gold Medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics – then you’ve probably looked into local swimming pools, as well as memberships in clubs that give you access [...]
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Debunking 3 Common Myths About Swimming
When you think of a sport that someone can choose to pursue, you might not immediately think about “swimming.” You might think about more popular sports like football, golf, or basketball. But swimming is still widely popular from a high school and collegiate basis to a more professional level. The less people [...]
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Swimming – For Fun or Fitness?
Swimming has become a more popular sport recently with its resurgence in the Olympic Games in Beijing, particularly with the success of Michael Phelps. But swimming has been a popular sport long before 2008, and is one of the most basic skills anyone can develop. If you’ve never swam before, or if you [...]
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Why Do Swimmers Eat So Much?
If you’re like me, you took special note when stories about the diet of American Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps came to light – he apparently can eat some 10,000 calories in a day when he’s training, including fried egg sandwiches. How does someone who eats so much look so good? Many people are [...]
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The Michael Phelps Diet: Why So Many Calories?
During the 2008 Summer Olympics, the stories about Michael Phelps’ diet made the rounds in many major newspapers, and for good reason: his training diet included 12,000 calories – per day.
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Answers for Common Swimming Excuses
Sometimes, you just don’t want to swim. Even if you have a workout routine that works around swimming, there will be times when you feel perfectly comfortable above the water and would rather not trade warm and dry for cold and wet. Guess what? It’s time to squash those excuses once and [...]
