Comments on: Swimming vs. Running: A Breakdown

By: Raymond Woods

Raymond Woods — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:54:28 +0000

Running is preformed in a vertical position while Swimming is in a horizontal position. The demands on the heart and lungs are completely different.

By: Pat

Pat — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 14:05:34 +0000

I’m a swimmer and I can run half a mile without breaking a sweat. Swimmers can run all day. But runners cant swim all day. Swimmers are in better shape than runners, no question about it.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 19:49:12 +0000

The history of the two sports are close too. Track is a much older sport. So many of the early interval training ideas and sets were adopted from track coaches. In fact, it was fairly common for track coaches to also coach swimming.

By: David Samuelsohn

David Samuelsohn — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 12:44:46 +0000

Sorry Joseph. Regarding your joint comparison: How many series swimmers do we know that, as adults, have had shoulder surgery? And wouldn't your weight have something to do with that comparison? As for calories burned. You can't compare 30 minutes of running at a specific pace with 30 minutes of swimming and no pace. And I'm sure you know there have also been studies showing that weight bearing exercise burns more calories than non-weight bearing exercise. As a swimmer (who by the way, has had four shoulder surgeries) you also cannot dismiss the vastly different types of euphoria when comparing swimming with running. And while there has never been an actual study, anecdotal evidence suggests that running is better for your hair

By: Fleur jamieson

Fleur jamieson — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 04:26:21 +0000

I love them both but at 70yrs old swimming is feeling alot easier than running.

By: lauren

lauren — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 20:03:34 +0000

swimmers just hate running

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:46:10 +0000

Um swimmers are not rubbish runners my brother i “were phenominal runners” middle distance later i did sprinting.was fastest in the wing and a long jumper.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:22:49 +0000

I find out easier to swim for 30-60′ than run the same amount of time. The structured breathing of swimming let’s me concentrate after a the first minutes I swim in a relaxed stable, even state. When running the small fluctuations of breathing rate upset my concentration and I start considering showing down if not a pause.

By: Christopher Nowak BFA MLIS

Christopher Nowak BFA MLIS — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:26:40 +0000

In reply to Christopher Nowak BFA MLIS. Sorry. It should be NON-MATERIALISM!!

By: Christopher Nowak BFA MLIS

Christopher Nowak BFA MLIS — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:24:54 +0000

In reply to Christopher Nowak BFA MLIS. I would like to add that one of the benefits of physical fitness success is NON-MATIERALISM and A LONG LIFE!! I used to wear two sweatshirts: ME: 1962-21? and MOXIE MUSIC WATER. I got a lot of interesting stares from the drivers and pedestrians in front of me while I was running. My two favourite songs to listen to while running (either in training or competitively: AFRICA (TOTO) and DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE? (HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS)!!!