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Does swimming slim hips?

Yes, swimming can make you loose hip fat.

What is an open turn in swimming?

Open turn or touch turn is a swimming turn technique that requires you to first touch the wall with your both hands, then change the swimming direction.

Is Swimming Good for Losing Fat?

Swimming can help you loose weight because swimming is a great cardio exercise that is gentle on your joints.

What does warm up mean in swimming?

Warm up = easy swim. Swimming warm up is a practice of gentle cardio exercise that usually incorporates stretches.

What does negative split mean in swimming?

Negative split is a way of swimming when each part of the distance is swam faster than the last one.

What does DPS mean in swimming?

DPS stands for Distance per Stroke or simply the distance you swim with one stroke. DPS swimming training is all about stroke rate efficiency improvements.

What does cool down mean in swimming?

Cool down (or warm-down) is an easy swim exercise, down after an intense swimming activity to allow your body to go gradually into resting state.

What does glide mean in swimming?

Glide is a smooth movement throughout water without using arms or legs for propulsion. Glide usually is used after underwater turns.

What is a tumble turn in swimming?

Tumble turn or flip turn is a type of underwater turn used when swimming freestyle or backstroke.

What does short course mean in swimming?

Short Course means 25 meter swimming pool, also called SCM.

What does split means in swimming?

Split is a time for smaller part of the swim distance. Splits usually calculated per pool 25m, 50m or 25y.

How are lanes assigned in swimming?

Fastest swimmer is always swimming in the middle. Swimmers get their competition lanes assigned based on their times in the previous heat.

What is the best swimming stroke for toning your abs?

In short: Butterfly. More importantly, dolphin kick is the real answer here. But honestly, all strokes can help you out to shape those abs!

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What does SCY mean in swimming?

SCY means Short Course Yards, which is a name for standard 25 yard swimming pool that USA uses as one of their standard competition pool sizes.

What does SCM mean in swimming?

SCM means Short Course Meters, which is a name for standard 25 meter swimming pool that short course international competitions are happening in.

What does LCM mean in swimming?

LCM or Olympic Size swimming pool is the global competition pool standard that is 50 meters in length. LCM stands for Long Course Meters.

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