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Beginner swimmer: How many meters a day should I start swimming?

I'm normally a runner but I just joined a gym that has a small lap pool and I want to incorporate that into my routine (plus I have knee problems, so this can help me stay in shape when they are acting up).

How many meters should I start swimming and how fast do I increase?

BQ: Is this a good exercise for Weight Loss?

Thanks!

For most people, swimming is a lousy way to lose weight as they cannot swim with an intensity great enough to generate weight loss. Figure for every 3m you swim you use one calorie. Then, determine how many meters you're swimming and you can determine your calorie usage.

Now, how many meters/day should you be swimming? That depends on your swimming skills. If you are a decent swimmer I'd suggest that you start off with about 500m per day for a couple of weeks. Then, after a couple of weeks, increase to 1000 meters. At this point, you should consider doing intervals ... then after another two weeks, go to 2000 m of mostly intervals and then (the goal) go to 3000 of mostly intervals.

Once you've reached 3000, then the goal is to do it in less time. If you can get to where you are going 3000m in an hour, you're in great swimming shape and using a lot of calories.

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