Is Swimming Good Cardio? Here’s How It Compares to Running
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Is Swimming Good Cardio? Here’s How It Compares to Running
Take an Olympic swimmer and an Olympic runner and stand them next to each other—both will look lean, powerful and undeniably fit. And yes, both will have world-class cardiovascular conditioning. So it’s fair to ask: is swimming truly a cardio workout, especially if it doesn’t feel as intense as pounding the pavement?The short answer: absolutely. Swimming raises your heart rate and boosts the amount of oxygen your body uses—two hallmarks of cardi…
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