i heard, swimming makes your stomach flat Options

[LaLaLaLie]

ive been doing swimming for about a month now and heard it makes your stomach flat but now i dont believe that cuz it aint working and i do this almostevery week day so whats up with that and i eat healthy too. so someone can you please explain.

[xxmisxtakexx]

Well i swam for years and my stomach was flat. But it all depends on what style and what intensity you are doing.

[Gigi]

I swam competitively for years and I never lost more than 5 pounds, let alone a flatter stomach. In fact, I found that swimming built up the muscle around my arms and shoulders and made me look really wide.

Don't get me wrong, though, swimming is great exercise in moderation, but like anything else, too much of it could give you some undesired results.

If the flatter stomach thing isn't working out, you could try something more conventional like sit-ups or some other gym exercise.

[Laughsalot]

the best excersize is running

[alysaphobia]

i did swimming and my stomach got flat? well... by flat i mean i gained abs and lost any flabby bits.

gigiopolis is right though, you get much wider arms/shoulders through swimming. >.< oh well...

[xlitoxb]

I was told that if you did excercises underwater than you'd get a flatter stomache. Not just swimming alone. Excercising underwater makes you work on your stomache harder because like you already have to suck it in and stuff, so yeah. *shrugs* Not sure if it's completely right, but it worked for me a little.

[*Infinite.*]

Yea... and I heard that doing crunches and sit up makes your tummy flat and look better too.

[tokyo-rose]

I don't think swimming makes your stomach flat. It just tones/bulks up your arms and stuff.

[Gypsy Eyes]

It depends on the stroke and the intensity. I used to be a butterflyer and I had a six pack but freestylers usually don't.

the best excersize is running

Not really, swimming works your entire body.

[y0urelectrikk]

I was told that if you did excercises underwater than you'd get a flatter stomache. Not just swimming alone. Excercising underwater makes you work on your stomache harder because like you already have to suck it in and stuff, so yeah. *shrugs* Not sure if it's completely right, but it worked for me a little.

hmm.. I dont think under water would be as effective.. as say.. Running or something.
because if you're holding your breath.. then Oxygen cells cant get to the muscles your working.

[_sarcastic_]

i've swam and my stomach didn't really get very flat. ok maybe a little but instead i got my sholders alot wider
i've ran and my stomach did get a little better but it made my legs more muscular and well wider...

but yeah swimming is a good sport

[*WHIMSICAL 0NE*]

Swimming is good for you. It involves cardio and you're using your muscles. If you want to lose weight you need to do CARDIO. I hate it when people say "Oh, I've been doing crunches and I haven't lost that little pouch" That's because crunches work your muscles, and to see your muscles you need to lose the fat covering them up.

It just makes sense. If you don't believe me, think of it this way: If a 400lb man did crunches everynight he wouldn't have flat washboard abs and still fat everywhere else, would he?

A great body starts in the kitchen. You have to eat right and exercise.

[Gypsy Eyes]

hmm.. I dont think under water would be as effective.. as say.. Running or something.
because if you're holding your breath.. then Oxygen cells cant get to the muscles your working.

Underwater is much more effective, there is the water resistance.

[Smoogrish]

the best excersize is running

YEAH GO XC!! (we're bringing seXC back, hahaha. ) Except I agree with Jackie.. it doesn't really make your stomach that much flatter, it's just the extreme exercise you do with it (situps, etc).

[mai_z]

swimming alone won't make your stomach flat. It's in combination with a healthy diet, and doing the right movements to target your abs. You have to work off the fat, so swimming will help...just don't expect a six pack to pop out tomorrow morning

[KissMe2408]

Swimming, you really use your core muscles...and working those muscles makes your stomach flat.


I always found the people with the best abs are people that:

(a) eat healthy
(b) do a mix of exercises...running, swimming, taebo, and dance....ballet or jazz, as well as taking time out to do stomach exercises.
© I also heard pilates does wonders as well...



=MOVED TO HEALTH=

[xourzestt]

I think that if you don't have any curves or a waist then swimming

[x_curse_of_the_c...]

i swam competivley and i lost alot of weight. i was a huge fat ass before but then i got normal

[*mipadi*]

Not really, swimming works your entire body.

Guess it depends on the perception of "best".

No doubt running and swimming are both excellent forms of exercise. Swimming works more muscle groups, so in that sense it is better; of course, running is also a bit more practical (i.e. not everyone has easy access to a pool, but everyone has easy access to a place to run) so in that sense, running is better.

[Mikael]

I do crunches... under water. Max results. ;-p

[synthase]

swimming should help EVERY part of your body..what kind of work out do you do?
i go to swimming lessons, and there are 4 courses (life guard, swimming fitness, diving and the other one i forgot) I do swimming fitness and we do 400 frontcrawl and backcrawl, 200 butterfly, 200 of whatever stroke you want and 100 of breast stroke. Now thats just the beginning of it...

anyway, ive been swimming for..3 years? and i have a flat stomach
but its not just the exercise, its what you eat too

[demolished]

It's not what you do.
it's HOW you do.

[LaLaLaLie]

its a very high intensity of freestyle,backstroke,breast stroke and were starting to learn butterfly....i guess its slowly progressing..i also started running. when you first start running do you get cramps a lot? cuz i do..and outa breath...

[Joss-eh-lime]

yeah it works your stomach muscles, arms and legs.
i think its a good workout