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Swimming is the movement through water of humans, animals and other creatures, without artificial assistance. Swimming is an excellent form of exercise. Because the density of the human body is approximately similar to that of water, the body is supported by the water and less stress is therefore placed on joints and b... more at Wikipedia
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| Obesity | 362 |
90% |
| Fitness Goals | 309 |
98% |
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96% |
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90% |
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Love it but it takes a lot of energy.
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Lately I've been swimming because I'm getting older (51) and it's not so hard on my body.
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I try to go 1-2 times a week. It's very tiring, but the only king of exercise that I can do and that doesn't make me worse afterwards.
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is fun and burns calories
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I think it is very helpful, I don't hardly swim as much as I take part in an organized water arobics class. I try to attend at least 3 days a week. When I miss I really feel the difference in coordination and my joints become stiff. The socializing is helpful too.
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I could LIVE in the water, so this helped alot as far as water excercises, doing laps,etc.
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I only tried it once and I spranged my ankle coming out of the pool but I think it will be a good thing if i give it another try,
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Helps since I have severe muscle & joint pain.
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Don't know. It seemed to work in the past but the pain wasn't as bad, back then.
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I tell people that ask how I swim that I swim like Nemo! I go a bit sideways from the difference in length in my limbs. They usually crack up! [More] -
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LOL!!! It is great to joke about having an amputation...it really lightens things. I find people without an amputation or who are not in need of one, ... [More] -
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Anything you want as long as your out of the water holding their prosthesis or crutches. [More] -
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hopeless...lol [More] -
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I'm going to guess...Skippy? [More]
