Swimming same effect as running

[jsun]

Does anyone know if swimming will build up your cardio and if it has the same effect as running? Can you use swimming as a substitute? Just wanted to know since i wanted to drop weight for muay thai.

[RogueStatus650]

swimming is BETTER than running, not only are you working out your whole body BUT youre also saving your knees.. running too much same with biking.. is bad for your knees. So i most definitely recommend swimming.

[deluxeMT]

Originally Posted by RogueStatus650

swimming is BETTER than running, not only are you working out your whole body BUT youre also saving your knees.. running too much same with biking.. is bad for your knees. So i most definitely recommend swimming.

Wow that's not a broad and slightly retarded statement. Running is not bad for your knees if done correctly and sensibly.

Biking is bad for your knees? Are you kidding me? Apart from swimming cycling is one of the number one things recommended to people rehabilitating their knees who cannot run. It's bad for your knees? How? It's no impact, and unless you ride you bike like a clown on a minature tricycle, it's not going to be damaging for your knees.

Not taking anything away from swimming however, but I did want to point out the inaccuracies in this post.

[Ted-P]

Idk...

I aint hatin on road work, but it is a high impact exercise thats done over a long period of time.

Can't be that pretty for the knees in the long run.

[Trudge]

depends how you swim/run really
if you run at a high speed for a long time but swim with a lovely breast stroke for 10 minutes then its obviously not as hard/good!

know what i mean?
p.s.Id recomend low impact stuff if your carrying some extra weight though

[deluxeMT]

If humans weren't designed to run we'd still be scampering along with our hands on the ground. We just aren't designed to run on paved roads for high milage.

[collokwheel]

yeah, i always wonder why people run on sidewalks/roads, especially around nice parks with a dirt trail or grass.

[Ian Coe]

Originally Posted by collokwheel

yeah, i always wonder why people run on sidewalks/roads, especially around nice parks with a dirt trail or grass.

because they don't want to get their pretty asics dirty?

[grrthetree]

asics are teh shits.
But swimming is more total body cardio, less impact. to the guy who said biking is like running, go run until you die.

[MMAftfw]

The problem with swimming is that unless you are good enough at it to do it efficiently then its not going to be good for your cardio. I have friends that can run miles but they can hardly swim a few laps and its not because they dont have good cardio its because they are not good swimmers. Its all relative.