Is swimming or martial arts(i.e. kickboxing) better for fitness?
Which is better to improve fitness?
i would say the martial arts.. because they make u strech.. so in get better with that..
and also they condition u more.. with situps, pushups…. a bit of running/sparing so its very conditioning
so my answer martial arts…
for overall health; swimming. i used to do a mile a day. felt like a seal. doubled my lung capacity.
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i would say the martial arts.. because they make u strech.. so in get better with that..
and also they condition u more.. with situps, pushups…. a bit of running/sparing so its very conditioning
so my answer martial arts…
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Swimming is better a complete sport and the beneficial effect of hidromassage on the internal organs
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http://www.USMS.org
note that the term fitness is very arbitrary meaning depending on the person you ask you will receive different answers generally speaking fitness is best defined as a state or condition of being fit; suitability or appropriateness or good health or physical condition, especially as the result of exercise and proper nutrition.
therefore ask yourself what is your ultimate fitness goal.
here is an example, in the us army i had to run a minimum of two miles therefore swimming helped my endurance in that area (now i run 12 miles) however i had to be able to do push ups and sits ups i noticed my martial arts class helped me build up my muscles in that area of my body better than swimming. do you see where i am going with this?
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Martial arts by far (I’d say). One of the main purposes of martial arts is to be progressively quicker and powerful. This often involves anaerobic training as well as cardiovascular. So on this basis, it’s better for progression.
I consider swimming to have the drawback of having to work around breathing, rather than breathing simply when necessary. You can’t take a deep breath when your head’s under water lol.
Swimming is good if mobility/age/flexibility is a problem.
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