Eli5:why swimming it’s the better type of workout for overall general health?
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I was a hardcore cyclist and runner for a while there when I was doing delivery for a Jimmy Johns. I was also lifting weights. I had the idea to compete for a triathlon so I wanted to see what I could do in a pool.
The answer is….almost nothing. There was obviously muscles in the gym I was not hitting appropriately as extensive swimming made parts of my body sore that I was not even aware of. I got humbled that day in the pool and decided not to just willy nilly join a triathlon.
I never did get into swimming, it was just too difficult to incorporate daily, but I do believe swimming will give you one of the absolute best workouts possible if you go hard.
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