2 NOT so Healthy Aspects of Swimming - Skills N' Talents
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Date: 2022-07-18
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Ruffian
My combination in my sporty days was swimming (3km 3 times a week) and Squash. I guess I had it covered: )
More seriously - you always have to compare to the alternatives and their respective risks. For example many, who were running throughout their lives end up needing hip and knee prosthesis in their late 40s or early 50s. Even a slight imperfection in skeletal structure (e. g. 1 leg slightly shorter) will eventually lead to wear and tear with any high impact activities maintained over many years.
So, your conclusion of this video should not be to replace swimming with something even more detrimental. One good choice is to not overdo a single form of sports and instead switch it up and change sports every once in a while, if your goal is to improve and maintain your health.
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My combination in my sporty days was swimming (3km 3 times a week) and Squash. I guess I had it covered: )
More seriously - you always have to compare to the alternatives and their respective risks. For example many, who were running throughout their lives end up needing hip and knee prosthesis in their late 40s or early 50s. Even a slight imperfection in skeletal structure (e. g. 1 leg slightly shorter) will eventually lead to wear and tear with any high impact activities maintained over many years.
So, your conclusion of this video should not be to replace swimming with something even more detrimental. One good choice is to not overdo a single form of sports and instead switch it up and change sports every once in a while, if your goal is to improve and maintain your health.
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Sam
You're asking me to believe that going swimming for 1 hour a day will make me lose bone mass similar to people in space right now. sorry you're full of it. For any of that to ACTUALLY matter you'd have to basically slither around allday until you get into a pool. Sorry I just don't believe you. I'm not saying this is wrong, just more theoretical. if you are someone losing bone mass from swimming then you literally do nothing when you get out of a pool, I mean damn you probably are just leaving in a wheel chair
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You're asking me to believe that going swimming for 1 hour a day will make me lose bone mass similar to people in space right now. sorry you're full of it. For any of that to ACTUALLY matter you'd have to basically slither around allday until you get into a pool. Sorry I just don't believe you. I'm not saying this is wrong, just more theoretical. if you are someone losing bone mass from swimming then you literally do nothing when you get out of a pool, I mean damn you probably are just leaving in a wheel chair
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Thomas
Solid video, but there are a lot of red flags for causation vs correlation.
Example: flat footedness. Im not gonna question that swimming might cause that, but theres a LOT of ppl who were flat footed before swimming, and are drawn to the sport bc it hurts less than running sports. Same is with bone density. Yes, swimming might not be great for that, but a lot of ppl choose swimming bc they can float well - which is in part due to bone density. This is very commonly known among competitive swimmers
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Solid video, but there are a lot of red flags for causation vs correlation.
Example: flat footedness. Im not gonna question that swimming might cause that, but theres a LOT of ppl who were flat footed before swimming, and are drawn to the sport bc it hurts less than running sports. Same is with bone density. Yes, swimming might not be great for that, but a lot of ppl choose swimming bc they can float well - which is in part due to bone density. This is very commonly known among competitive swimmers
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JaRule
Its not only the core please dont spread false informations its the biggest bs in the world if you look at the physique of top swimmers you know its not true what youre saying, swimming trains the whole body and almost every muscle. It is even recommended for people multiple sclerosis, preventing back injurys etc. You should talk to doctors and people who have real anatomy knowledge not personal opinion that is not real high quality and scientific information
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Its not only the core please dont spread false informations its the biggest bs in the world if you look at the physique of top swimmers you know its not true what youre saying, swimming trains the whole body and almost every muscle. It is even recommended for people multiple sclerosis, preventing back injurys etc. You should talk to doctors and people who have real anatomy knowledge not personal opinion that is not real high quality and scientific information
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Sportys
I'll add chlorine is a huge disadvantage. Vile stuff that dries out my hair, skin and nails and kills all the good bacteria on my skin. When I was younger that used to make my acne worse. It also destroys my swimming costumes. Occasionally, when the smell in a pool is very strong, I also know I'm inhaling it, that's not good either. So swimming in a lake, river or the sea is amazing, in a commercial pool, not so much.
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I'll add chlorine is a huge disadvantage. Vile stuff that dries out my hair, skin and nails and kills all the good bacteria on my skin. When I was younger that used to make my acne worse. It also destroys my swimming costumes. Occasionally, when the smell in a pool is very strong, I also know I'm inhaling it, that's not good either. So swimming in a lake, river or the sea is amazing, in a commercial pool, not so much.
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Bowey
This video is pretty pointless, everything said is absolutely true but doesn't really present anything worthwhile. All sports lack the exercise of certain muscles and are prone to working certain muscles more. It's the same with any exercise, if the argument is you cannot only swim to gain muscle mass then yes, duh. You cant only do bicep curls to get huge.
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This video is pretty pointless, everything said is absolutely true but doesn't really present anything worthwhile. All sports lack the exercise of certain muscles and are prone to working certain muscles more. It's the same with any exercise, if the argument is you cannot only swim to gain muscle mass then yes, duh. You cant only do bicep curls to get huge.
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Михаил
Strong calf muscles cannot cause flat feet in swimmers. When swimming freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, our toes are always pulled back, which is the reason why swimmers have a high lift of the foot. High instep is also a problem (that's why we strengthen the dorsiflexions, but this is the opposite of flatfoot, not flatfoot itself.
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Strong calf muscles cannot cause flat feet in swimmers. When swimming freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, our toes are always pulled back, which is the reason why swimmers have a high lift of the foot. High instep is also a problem (that's why we strengthen the dorsiflexions, but this is the opposite of flatfoot, not flatfoot itself.
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StrangeDaysBook
So paradoxically, swimmers with imperfect technique may end up building stronger bones because we encounter more resistance with, for example, our old-fashioned breaststroke kick? Maybe this is something to think about for those of us who aren't racing but just want to stay fit enjoyably.
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So paradoxically, swimmers with imperfect technique may end up building stronger bones because we encounter more resistance with, for example, our old-fashioned breaststroke kick? Maybe this is something to think about for those of us who aren't racing but just want to stay fit enjoyably.
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imon
I dont think this is a disadvantage of swimming, no form of exercise helps with everything.
Thats why unless you compete in a sport (and in most cases even then, just to a lesser extent) varying your training is the best option for overall fitness and health.
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I dont think this is a disadvantage of swimming, no form of exercise helps with everything.
Thats why unless you compete in a sport (and in most cases even then, just to a lesser extent) varying your training is the best option for overall fitness and health.
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wordupmybrotha
I like the honesty of this video. It teaches us what we should watch out for, because they care. It's a good idea to do multiple sports in order to avoid overusing the same muscles. Even within swimming, to do multiple strokes instead of just freestyle.
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I like the honesty of this video. It teaches us what we should watch out for, because they care. It's a good idea to do multiple sports in order to avoid overusing the same muscles. Even within swimming, to do multiple strokes instead of just freestyle.
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WSW
Oh shit
Makes sense: underdeveloped tibialis anterior - I have a collapsed arch. I moved from competitive swimming to long distance running and have been suffering shin splints for a very long time.
This seems like a completely logical explanation.
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Oh shit
Makes sense: underdeveloped tibialis anterior - I have a collapsed arch. I moved from competitive swimming to long distance running and have been suffering shin splints for a very long time.
This seems like a completely logical explanation.
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Jason
Kids who swim for years, can swim for their lifetimes, but severely struggle doing any other sport or basic recreation. Focus on elite athletic performances is a myopic athlete development model.
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Kids who swim for years, can swim for their lifetimes, but severely struggle doing any other sport or basic recreation. Focus on elite athletic performances is a myopic athlete development model.
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ICE
Is it possible that the brain assumes that when in space and in water the body weight is lower thus bone density can be lower to adjust to new environment, sparing minerals for other vital organs?
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Is it possible that the brain assumes that when in space and in water the body weight is lower thus bone density can be lower to adjust to new environment, sparing minerals for other vital organs?
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Dallas
One should always do a variety of sports and exercises to stimulate all the bones and muscles. I'm 70, I swim twice a week, walk with weights twice a week and cycle twice a week.
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One should always do a variety of sports and exercises to stimulate all the bones and muscles. I'm 70, I swim twice a week, walk with weights twice a week and cycle twice a week.
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TREmpire
Hey, Skills n Talents, for now, i do swim in outdoor swimming pool. Is it bad for me to do swim during monsoon season or, i should look for indoor swimming by then?
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Hey, Skills n Talents, for now, i do swim in outdoor swimming pool. Is it bad for me to do swim during monsoon season or, i should look for indoor swimming by then?
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