swimming for fat loss?

[bezonato]

what do you all feel about burning a few pounds using swimming? i injured my knee and so cant really run for a while.

some internet articles say that swimming in cold water increases appetite and some people actually gain a few pounds but i eat fairly clean and keep a nutrition log so i am confident i can avoid that.

thoughts anyone?

[kroum]

All I know is, I swam laps for 20 minutes the other day, and got a complete body workout I don't know how fast it burns calories, but in terms of getting your whole body in shape w/o putting pressure on joints, swimming can't be beat.

[Portmessexpress]

yea its great exercise
but that appetite thing isnt bs
thats the truth
trust me, been competitively swimming for 9 years

[Colonel_Clobber]

Yeah, swimming will make you hungry as a mofo. It's a great workout, but there is something about being immersed in water for extended periods of time that makes you hungry as a mofo.

[Dave P]

Whatever gets your heart rate up.

[bezonato]

sounds good. i will give it a try and lets see where it takes me.

thanks all

[kroum]

Maybe, just maybe the cause of the hunger is the fact you are burning calories...............

[Keltron]

as far as a cardio workout... like someone above said, anything that gets you huffing and puffing and gets your blood flowing the same as running would do the trick. You'll probably get a nice broad/ v-tapered look as well.