As of September 2006, I cut back on swimming from 4-5 days a week to 1-2 times a week and focused more on high-end cardio like spinning and running. The fat melted off. As LD suggested, I was hungry as hell afterwards and I ended up eating considerably more (about 300 - 400 calories). I was also not burning as many calories during the workout itself. I love swimming, but for me it was not the most effective cardio for fat loss. This said, I find it incredibly useful as part of my total body survival fitness program.
You know, in case dinosaurs ever wander the earth again and I need to escape via land and sea.
In which case I may need the fat actually.
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