The Truth About Swimming for Weight Loss

When people think about their dream body, a swimmer’s physique often comes to mind. But some of us need to lose a few pounds to get the dream body we desire! The good news is that swimming is a fantastic way to lose weight and keep it off for good.

Keep watching to learn why swimming is such an amazing workout, how many calories swimming actually burns, and how to create a swimming and nutrition plan that will help you work toward the body you’ve been dreaming of.



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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:01 Why You Should Swim
3:32 How to Lose Weight
6:32 Success Story

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[no-bozos]

Nothing beats swimming. Nothing. One more thing. Stop telling people about it. The pool lanes are crowded enough.

[MacPain]

Yes it does. Low carb diet and four times a week 45 min swimming. I was able to loose 10 kg of fat in a 2 months.

[DJenriqez]

I think swimming is much funnier and better than running, because for weight loss is best to have FUN while doing it. I personally failed running many times because of head pain, hard breathing, to hot, to cold, but this I can do for 2 hours. But now after months of swimming I can even run better :)

[saifs_]

I've lost 10kgs and recovered faster after shoulder dislocation surgery swimming has been the greatest motivation for living my life happily and healthier....

[Jenesis]

I swim almost daily for a year and lost 25lb, down to size 4. I was new to swimming therefore it wasn’t enjoyable for a long time. But it challenged me to figure out how to get better. My neighbor lost 50+ pounds and several dress sizes with her daily pool workout. She now has a firm and trim swimmer’s body; fantastic for a 60 year old.

[ygoeb]

The one thing to keep in mind is that while swimming is great for just about every aspect of fitness, because it is not weightbearing it is NOT a great exercise for preserving bone density as we age. It is important to include weightbearing exercise in any routine for those people older than 50-60, as osteoporosis becomes a concern

[PowellStephen]

I'm a 71-year-old male and got back in the pool in May weighing 94.7kg. I started easy at 2-300 mt 3 times a week. By the end of May, I was up to 2000mt 3 times a week. It's mid-October, and I have lost 9kg (20lb). My diet has not changed until the last week or two as my ambitions for weight loss and swim speed have increased.
My early 2000mt swims took 78 min. I'm now down to 1 hr and incorporating bursts of up to 100 mt sprints.
I'm very happy with my results. I'm 5kg off my weight goal and my ambitions are now to compete at masters competitions.
I highly recommend swim watch trackers as they show your swimming progress, and the hatred of gaps in my swim program ensures I keep turning up!

[rashmika]

Thank you for not forgetting about your metric friends!

I do have some weight to lose, but I got back into swimming because it helps my mental clarity, and it's an escape. It's a way to keep cool in the warm southern hemisphere, and furthermore, I just love the process of it.

[quoteworld]

I hate gym...
I could not stay there for more than 30 mins...
But I love swimming... It's fun...and as efficient as gym!!

[rocketmoonshine]

As a 46-year old man with a knee injury, I am switching from running to swimming. Still taking swimming classes.

[coreymagz]

As someone that's looking into starting a weight loss journey and having heard of how great swimming is for fitness, this video has been insanely inspiring and absolutely to the point and honest. Thank you!

[Hippabellita]

I did exactly that!
Started to swim to become more fit again at the end of the corona lockdown; chose swimming, because it was what I thought the easiest sport on my bones and body and because I had a beautiful public pool nearby.
Did not think about weight loss in the beginning, but started to consider that about 3-4 months later and did it exactly like you explain: Calculated my targeted calorie expenditure and intake to create a deficit that would allow me to loose about 900 g per week (my target was a specific weight to be reached at the beginning of the next outdoor pool season); I planned the calorie deficit half by cutting down the calories and half by increasing the calorie expenditure with swimming.
Additionally, I tracked the swimming distance and started mapping the chilometers that I swam in the pool to distances in the Rhine river starting at the place where I grew up in Duisburg on the rhine in Germany and "virtually" swimming to the place I live today in Switzerland. Everyweek I would describe the highlights along the rhine of the stretch I had covered, which was often related to childhood memories etc. I swam about 8-10 km per week. I lost 30 kg in about 9 months.
I took swimming lessons to learn how to do proper breast stroke swimming and freestyle lessons, but needed to pause them because I need to strengthen my core muscles first, which I do in the gym right now .... still swimming and addressing the next 10 kg.
Have developed deep friendships with two of the life guards at the pool and changed my life from couch potatoe to being and looking sportive. And swimming is my best mental medicine; I can FEEL the endorphines every time, and I have used the swimming time for self reflection, problem solving and decision making and also dreaming ;-))) I LOVE swimming and love your channel. Will have a look at your app right now. THANKS and I can recommend your video, your message and your recommendations 100%.

[williampalmer]

Super underrated video, hit all the important basics of weight loss and incorporated swimming into it. Good information, earned my sub ❤️💪

[ashleynicolemiller]

I am injured after a pick up truck hit me :( 2 months later and I'm recovering in the water.. I still want to keep my goal of fit and thick.. lol loose weight but keep my shape 😊 . Glad to have this video! I love swimming and started on Sunday.

[jeremyredandblueify]

Great 👍🏿 video I swim 3-4 times a week with light weight training I eat a lot of veggies 🥗 and protein I lose weight slowly and I feel great 😊

[BaileyL.]

I’ve been swimming for 6 weeks total. This video was very encouraging to keep going!

[rushman]

I love these videos. They help keep motivated. I started MySwimPro last June and I am 60 lbs down.

[frykon]

What I like a lot is that with swimming you don't sag if you have a lot of excess weight. The skin tightens as you lose weight which is awesome. For me I love swimming (hate gym as well) + have some arthritis so all matches :D

[daviddaniels]

Well done and congratulations Mike respect to you Sir.

[mg]

I actually didn't start swimming to lose weight but just because i enjoy it and wanted to improve. I still have trouble keeping my weight from going down. Swimming is an incredible calorie burner. I now combine eating a lot of protein with weight exercises to keep my muscles from getting burned along.