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Having been in the environment of top class athletes, and ordinary healthy people, I have become very knowledgeable in the area of nutrition and fitness.  Still maintaining regular fitness and excellent nutritional levels, I regularly converse with many people of all types of fitness levels. The majority, at fitness centers, are obese and vastly finished weight, constantly looking for ways to lose weight.    Spending years training in public, and seeing bodily changes on a day to day basis, I have become precise familiar with Hoodia Gordonii, and have seen rapid improvements, that have in turn had life changing effects on people, and all for the better.    You may be wondering what Hoodia Gordonii is, and may have heard from the newspapers and television.    It is mature in the Kalahari Desert region of South Africa, Hoodia Gordonii is an all-natural appetite suppressant, derived from a cactus-like plant with prickly spikes. Scientists have been researching the Hoodia plant for almost a decade, and have found it to be completely free of harmful broadside effects.    The active ingredient in Hoodia Gordonii, the molecule known as P57, imitates the effects that glucose has on your brain, signaling that you are full. Your brain has what is titled a Hypothalamus. This part of your brain controls your appetite. When you eat, the glucose levels in your body rise. As these levels go up, the hypothalamus sends off a signal to your cells to stop eating. This is when you start to feel full. Hoodia Gordonii&#039;s molecule, P57, tells your brain the same perfect thing, even if you haven&#039;t eaten a bite. By mimicking the effects of glucose on your brain, the hypothalamus starts to send messages to your cells which in turn, make you feel full.    Paul Callis is extremely knowledgeable in the field of sports and nutrition in the UK . 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As a Master swimmer I am made painfully aware, each time I compete, of the importance of a strong core, and by that I mean stomach strength.  I come away from all competition vowing to do much leg work, lots of legs-only with the kickboard, and for fitness there is really nothing to beat it.
One of the major benefits is that it tones the thigh and abdominal muscles terrifically and it improves stamina tremendously.  I’m sure we all remember sighted the coverage of fighters like-minded Muhammad Ali in their pre–fight training, and the first thing they do each day is hit the road to work on those legs, because that is what strengthens the core.  Now, fortunately, we can work on the same principle but without the stress and damage to the joints by working on those legs in the pool.  I like-minded to do my leg work without a kickboard because I find using a kickboard makes me tighten up across my shoulders and at the rearmost of my neck, so I use a “palming” or “feathering” action with my hands to support my upper body especially when I need to breathe.  However if you’re antimonopoly starting out, use the kickboard as it’s a little easier and provides more support.  As for how many laps, I feel it’s important to stay within your comfort level, but to gradually increase your lap count as you progress and get stronger.  There is no doubt that you will notice improvement and that’s when you can move on to more.
Stomach strength is so vital to general healthy being and stamina, and certainly great opera singers, orators, actors and athletes project from, and draw upon, that core strength.  Now apart from the benefits to the stomach muscles gained from legs-only swim work, there is also a intense slenderizing effect on the thighs, because unlike weight work or road work which “pumps” the thigh muscles, swimming is an elongating process as one is working in a less imperviable medium.
So slim those thighs, tighten that tummy and feel great with a legs-only workout.
About The Author
Gordon dark is a world-ranked Master swimmer and Canadian national record holder. A member of the British swim team in the past ‘60s, after thirty years dead of the pool, last year Gordon returned to competitive tearful in the Masters forum. 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As a Master swimmer I am made painfully aware, each time I compete, of the importance of a strong core, and by that I mean stomach strength.  I come away from all competition vowing to do much leg work, lots of legs-only with the kickboard, and for fitness there is really nothing to beat it.
One of the major benefits is that it tones the thigh and abdominal muscles terrifically and it improves stamina tremendously.  I’m sure we all remember sighted the coverage of fighters like-minded Muhammad Ali in their pre–fight training, and the first thing they do each day is hit the road to work on those legs, because that is what strengthens the core.  Now, fortunately, we can work on the same principle but without the stress and damage to the joints by working on those legs in the pool.  I like-minded to do my leg work without a kickboard because I find using a kickboard makes me tighten up across my shoulders and at the rearmost of my neck, so I use a “palming” or “feathering” action with my hands to support my upper body especially when I need to breathe.  However if you’re antimonopoly starting out, use the kickboard as it’s a little easier and provides more support.  As for how many laps, I feel it’s important to stay within your comfort level, but to gradually increase your lap count as you progress and get stronger.  There is no doubt that you will notice improvement and that’s when you can move on to more.
Stomach strength is so vital to general healthy being and stamina, and certainly great opera singers, orators, actors and athletes project from, and draw upon, that core strength.  Now apart from the benefits to the stomach muscles gained from legs-only swim work, there is also a intense slenderizing effect on the thighs, because unlike weight work or road work which “pumps” the thigh muscles, swimming is an elongating process as one is working in a less imperviable medium.
So slim those thighs, tighten that tummy and feel great with a legs-only workout.
About The Author
Gordon dark is a world-ranked Master swimmer and Canadian national record holder. A member of the British swim team in the past ‘60s, after thirty years dead of the pool, last year Gordon returned to competitive tearful in the Masters forum. 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As a Master swimmer I am made painfully aware, each time I compete, of the importance of a strong core, and by that I mean stomach strength.  I come away from all competition vowing to do much leg work, lots of legs-only with the kickboard, and for fitness there is really nothing to beat it.
One of the major benefits is that it tones the thigh and abdominal muscles terrifically and it improves stamina tremendously.  I’m sure we all remember sighted the coverage of fighters like-minded Muhammad Ali in their pre–fight training, and the first thing they do each day is hit the road to work on those legs, because that is what strengthens the core.  Now, fortunately, we can work on the same principle but without the stress and damage to the joints by working on those legs in the pool.  I like-minded to do my leg work without a kickboard because I find using a kickboard makes me tighten up across my shoulders and at the rearmost of my neck, so I use a “palming” or “feathering” action with my hands to support my upper body especially when I need to breathe.  However if you’re antimonopoly starting out, use the kickboard as it’s a little easier and provides more support.  As for how many laps, I feel it’s important to stay within your comfort level, but to gradually increase your lap count as you progress and get stronger.  There is no doubt that you will notice improvement and that’s when you can move on to more.
Stomach strength is so vital to general healthy being and stamina, and certainly great opera singers, orators, actors and athletes project from, and draw upon, that core strength.  Now apart from the benefits to the stomach muscles gained from legs-only swim work, there is also a intense slenderizing effect on the thighs, because unlike weight work or road work which “pumps” the thigh muscles, swimming is an elongating process as one is working in a less imperviable medium.
So slim those thighs, tighten that tummy and feel great with a legs-only workout.
About The Author
Gordon dark is a world-ranked Master swimmer and Canadian national record holder. A member of the British swim team in the past ‘60s, after thirty years dead of the pool, last year Gordon returned to competitive tearful in the Masters forum. He offers an online weight loss, fitness and motivational coaching service through his web site &lt;a class=&quot;content&quot; href=&quot;http://www.gordonblack.com&quot; target=&quot;new&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.gordonblack.com&lt;/a&gt; where his competitive comeback is chronicled.  &lt;a class=&quot;content&quot; href=&quot;mailto:gordon@gordonblack.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;gordon@gordonblack.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;technorati_tags&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;modules/technorati/technobubble.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Technorati Tags: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=Health&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;Health&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Health&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=abdominal+muscles&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;abdominal muscles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/abdominal muscles&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=fight+training&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;fight training&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/fight training&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=fortunately&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;fortunately&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/fortunately&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=joints&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;joints&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/joints&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=kickboard&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;kickboard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/kickboard&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=leg+work&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;leg work&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/leg work&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=legs&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;legs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/legs&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=muhammad+ali&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;muhammad ali&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/muhammad ali&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=principle&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;principle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/principle&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=stamina&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;stamina&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/stamina&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=stress&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;stress&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/stress&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=swimmer&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;swimmer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/swimmer&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=tremendously&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;tremendously&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/tremendously&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=Array&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;Array&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Array&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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As a Master swimmer I am made painfully aware, each time I compete, of the importance of a strong core, and by that I mean stomach strength.  I come away from all competition vowing to do much leg work, lots of legs-only with the kickboard, and for fitness there is really nothing to beat it.
One of the major benefits is that it tones the thigh and abdominal muscles terrifically and it improves stamina tremendously.  I’m sure we all remember sighted the coverage of fighters like-minded Muhammad Ali in their pre–fight training, and the first thing they do each day is hit the road to work on those legs, because that is what strengthens the core.  Now, fortunately, we can work on the same principle but without the stress and damage to the joints by working on those legs in the pool.  I like-minded to do my leg work without a kickboard because I find using a kickboard makes me tighten up across my shoulders and at the rearmost of my neck, so I use a “palming” or “feathering” action with my hands to support my upper body especially when I need to breathe.  However if you’re antimonopoly starting out, use the kickboard as it’s a little easier and provides more support.  As for how many laps, I feel it’s important to stay within your comfort level, but to gradually increase your lap count as you progress and get stronger.  There is no doubt that you will notice improvement and that’s when you can move on to more.
Stomach strength is so vital to general healthy being and stamina, and certainly great opera singers, orators, actors and athletes project from, and draw upon, that core strength.  Now apart from the benefits to the stomach muscles gained from legs-only swim work, there is also a intense slenderizing effect on the thighs, because unlike weight work or road work which “pumps” the thigh muscles, swimming is an elongating process as one is working in a less imperviable medium.
So slim those thighs, tighten that tummy and feel great with a legs-only workout.
About The Author
Gordon dark is a world-ranked Master swimmer and Canadian national record holder. A member of the British swim team in the past ‘60s, after thirty years dead of the pool, last year Gordon returned to competitive tearful in the Masters forum. He offers an online weight loss, fitness and motivational coaching service through his web site &lt;a class=&quot;content&quot; href=&quot;http://www.gordonblack.com&quot; target=&quot;new&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.gordonblack.com&lt;/a&gt; where his competitive comeback is chronicled.  &lt;a class=&quot;content&quot; href=&quot;mailto:gordon@gordonblack.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;gordon@gordonblack.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;technorati_tags&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;modules/technorati/technobubble.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Technorati Tags: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=Fitness&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;Fitness&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Fitness&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=Health&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;Health&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Health&quot; 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 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;mediumvote_widget&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;score&quot; id=&quot;score_Quality_14219&quot;&gt;Quality (56)&lt;span class = &quot;vote-on&quot; id = &quot;Quality_14219_20&quot; title = &quot;ajax_mediumvote/node/Quality/14219/20&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/vote/node/Quality/14219/20?destination=taxonomy%2Fterm%2F3599%2Ffeed&quot; class=&quot;vote-on&quot; title=&quot;Rate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class = &quot;vote-on&quot; id = &quot;Quality_14219_40&quot; title = &quot;ajax_mediumvote/node/Quality/14219/40&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/vote/node/Quality/14219/40?destination=taxonomy%2Fterm%2F3599%2Ffeed&quot; class=&quot;vote-on&quot; title=&quot;Rate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class = &quot;vote-off&quot; id = &quot;Quality_14219_60&quot; title = &quot;ajax_mediumvote/node/Quality/14219/60&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/vote/node/Quality/14219/60?destination=taxonomy%2Fterm%2F3599%2Ffeed&quot; class=&quot;vote-off&quot; title=&quot;Rate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class = &quot;vote-off&quot; id = &quot;Quality_14219_80&quot; title = &quot;ajax_mediumvote/node/Quality/14219/80&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/vote/node/Quality/14219/80?destination=taxonomy%2Fterm%2F3599%2Ffeed&quot; class=&quot;vote-off&quot; title=&quot;Rate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class = &quot;vote-off&quot; id = &quot;Quality_14219_100&quot; title = &quot;ajax_mediumvote/node/Quality/14219/100&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/vote/node/Quality/14219/100?destination=taxonomy%2Fterm%2F3599%2Ffeed&quot; class=&quot;vote-off&quot; title=&quot;Rate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;mediumvote_widget&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;score&quot; id=&quot;score_Helpful_14219&quot;&gt;Helpful (61)&lt;span class = &quot;vote-on&quot; id = &quot;Helpful_14219_20&quot; title = &quot;ajax_mediumvote/node/Helpful/14219/20&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/vote/node/Helpful/14219/20?destination=taxonomy%2Fterm%2F3599%2Ffeed&quot; class=&quot;vote-on&quot; title=&quot;Rate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class = &quot;vote-on&quot; id = &quot;Helpful_14219_40&quot; title = &quot;ajax_mediumvote/node/Helpful/14219/40&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/vote/node/Helpful/14219/40?destination=taxonomy%2Fterm%2F3599%2Ffeed&quot; class=&quot;vote-on&quot; title=&quot;Rate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class = &quot;vote-on&quot; id = &quot;Helpful_14219_60&quot; title = &quot;ajax_mediumvote/node/Helpful/14219/60&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/vote/node/Helpful/14219/60?destination=taxonomy%2Fterm%2F3599%2Ffeed&quot; class=&quot;vote-on&quot; title=&quot;Rate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class = &quot;vote-off&quot; id = &quot;Helpful_14219_80&quot; title = &quot;ajax_mediumvote/node/Helpful/14219/80&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/vote/node/Helpful/14219/80?destination=taxonomy%2Fterm%2F3599%2Ffeed&quot; class=&quot;vote-off&quot; title=&quot;Rate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class = &quot;vote-off&quot; id = &quot;Helpful_14219_100&quot; title = &quot;ajax_mediumvote/node/Helpful/14219/100&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/vote/node/Helpful/14219/100?destination=taxonomy%2Fterm%2F3599%2Ffeed&quot; class=&quot;vote-off&quot; title=&quot;Rate&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Gordon Black
As a Master swimmer I am made painfully aware, each time I compete, of the importance of a strong core, and by that I mean stomach strength.  I come away from all competition vowing to do much leg work, lots of legs-only with the kickboard, and for fitness there is really nothing to beat it.
One of the major benefits is that it tones the thigh and abdominal muscles terrifically and it improves stamina tremendously.  I’m sure we all remember sighted the coverage of fighters like-minded Muhammad Ali in their pre–fight training, and the first thing they do each day is hit the road to work on those legs, because that is what strengthens the core.  Now, fortunately, we can work on the same principle but without the stress and damage to the joints by working on those legs in the pool.  I like-minded to do my leg work without a kickboard because I find using a kickboard makes me tighten up across my shoulders and at the rearmost of my neck, so I use a “palming” or “feathering” action with my hands to support my upper body especially when I need to breathe.  However if you’re antimonopoly starting out, use the kickboard as it’s a little easier and provides more support.  As for how many laps, I feel it’s important to stay within your comfort level, but to gradually increase your lap count as you progress and get stronger.  There is no doubt that you will notice improvement and that’s when you can move on to more.
Stomach strength is so vital to general healthy being and stamina, and certainly great opera singers, orators, actors and athletes project from, and draw upon, that core strength.  Now apart from the benefits to the stomach muscles gained from legs-only swim work, there is also a intense slenderizing effect on the thighs, because unlike weight work or road work which “pumps” the thigh muscles, swimming is an elongating process as one is working in a less imperviable medium.
So slim those thighs, tighten that tummy and feel great with a legs-only workout.
About The Author
Gordon dark is a world-ranked Master swimmer and Canadian national record holder. A member of the British swim team in the past ‘60s, after thirty years dead of the pool, last year Gordon returned to competitive tearful in the Masters forum. 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As a Master swimmer I am made painfully aware, each time I compete, of the importance of a strong core, and by that I mean stomach strength.  I come away from all competition vowing to do much leg work, lots of legs-only with the kickboard, and for fitness there is really nothing to beat it.
One of the major benefits is that it tones the thigh and abdominal muscles terrifically and it improves stamina tremendously.  I’m sure we all remember sighted the coverage of fighters like-minded Muhammad Ali in their pre–fight training, and the first thing they do each day is hit the road to work on those legs, because that is what strengthens the core.  Now, fortunately, we can work on the same principle but without the stress and damage to the joints by working on those legs in the pool.  I like-minded to do my leg work without a kickboard because I find using a kickboard makes me tighten up across my shoulders and at the rearmost of my neck, so I use a “palming” or “feathering” action with my hands to support my upper body especially when I need to breathe.  However if you’re antimonopoly starting out, use the kickboard as it’s a little easier and provides more support.  As for how many laps, I feel it’s important to stay within your comfort level, but to gradually increase your lap count as you progress and get stronger.  There is no doubt that you will notice improvement and that’s when you can move on to more.
Stomach strength is so vital to general healthy being and stamina, and certainly great opera singers, orators, actors and athletes project from, and draw upon, that core strength.  Now apart from the benefits to the stomach muscles gained from legs-only swim work, there is also a intense slenderizing effect on the thighs, because unlike weight work or road work which “pumps” the thigh muscles, swimming is an elongating process as one is working in a less imperviable medium.
So slim those thighs, tighten that tummy and feel great with a legs-only workout.
About The Author
Gordon dark is a world-ranked Master swimmer and Canadian national record holder. A member of the British swim team in the past ‘60s, after thirty years dead of the pool, last year Gordon returned to competitive tearful in the Masters forum. He offers an online weight loss, fitness and motivational coaching service through his web site &lt;a class=&quot;content&quot; href=&quot;http://www.gordonblack.com&quot; target=&quot;new&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.gordonblack.com&lt;/a&gt; where his competitive comeback is chronicled.  &lt;a class=&quot;content&quot; href=&quot;mailto:gordon@gordonblack.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;gordon@gordonblack.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;technorati_tags&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;modules/technorati/technobubble.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Technorati Tags: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=Health&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;Health&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Health&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=abdominal+muscles&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;abdominal muscles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/abdominal muscles&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=fight+training&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;fight training&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/fight training&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=fortunately&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;fortunately&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/fortunately&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=joints&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;joints&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/joints&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=kickboard&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;kickboard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/kickboard&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=leg+work&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;leg work&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/leg work&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=legs&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;legs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/legs&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=muhammad+ali&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;muhammad ali&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/muhammad ali&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=pool&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;pool&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/pool&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=principle&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;principle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/principle&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=stamina&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;stamina&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/stamina&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=stress&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;stress&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/stress&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=swimmer&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;swimmer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/swimmer&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=tremendously&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;tremendously&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/tremendously&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=Array&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;Array&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Array&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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As a Master swimmer I am made painfully aware, each time I compete, of the importance of a strong core, and by that I mean stomach strength.  I come away from all competition vowing to do much leg work, lots of legs-only with the kickboard, and for fitness there is really nothing to beat it.
One of the major benefits is that it tones the thigh and abdominal muscles terrifically and it improves stamina tremendously.  I’m sure we all remember sighted the coverage of fighters like-minded Muhammad Ali in their pre–fight training, and the first thing they do each day is hit the road to work on those legs, because that is what strengthens the core.  Now, fortunately, we can work on the same principle but without the stress and damage to the joints by working on those legs in the pool.  I like-minded to do my leg work without a kickboard because I find using a kickboard makes me tighten up across my shoulders and at the rearmost of my neck, so I use a “palming” or “feathering” action with my hands to support my upper body especially when I need to breathe.  However if you’re antimonopoly starting out, use the kickboard as it’s a little easier and provides more support.  As for how many laps, I feel it’s important to stay within your comfort level, but to gradually increase your lap count as you progress and get stronger.  There is no doubt that you will notice improvement and that’s when you can move on to more.
Stomach strength is so vital to general healthy being and stamina, and certainly great opera singers, orators, actors and athletes project from, and draw upon, that core strength.  Now apart from the benefits to the stomach muscles gained from legs-only swim work, there is also a intense slenderizing effect on the thighs, because unlike weight work or road work which “pumps” the thigh muscles, swimming is an elongating process as one is working in a less imperviable medium.
So slim those thighs, tighten that tummy and feel great with a legs-only workout.
About The Author
Gordon dark is a world-ranked Master swimmer and Canadian national record holder. A member of the British swim team in the past ‘60s, after thirty years dead of the pool, last year Gordon returned to competitive tearful in the Masters forum. He offers an online weight loss, fitness and motivational coaching service through his web site &lt;a class=&quot;content&quot; href=&quot;http://www.gordonblack.com&quot; target=&quot;new&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.gordonblack.com&lt;/a&gt; where his competitive comeback is chronicled.  &lt;a class=&quot;content&quot; href=&quot;mailto:gordon@gordonblack.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;gordon@gordonblack.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;technorati_tags&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;modules/technorati/technobubble.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Technorati Tags: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=Fitness&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;Fitness&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Fitness&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=Health&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;Health&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Health&quot; 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As a Master swimmer I am made painfully aware, each time I compete, of the importance of a strong core, and by that I mean stomach strength.  I come away from all competition vowing to do much leg work, lots of legs-only with the kickboard, and for fitness there is really nothing to beat it.
One of the major benefits is that it tones the thigh and abdominal muscles terrifically and it improves stamina tremendously.  I’m sure we all remember sighted the coverage of fighters like-minded Muhammad Ali in their pre–fight training, and the first thing they do each day is hit the road to work on those legs, because that is what strengthens the core.  Now, fortunately, we can work on the same principle but without the stress and damage to the joints by working on those legs in the pool.  I like-minded to do my leg work without a kickboard because I find using a kickboard makes me tighten up across my shoulders and at the rearmost of my neck, so I use a “palming” or “feathering” action with my hands to support my upper body especially when I need to breathe.  However if you’re antimonopoly starting out, use the kickboard as it’s a little easier and provides more support.  As for how many laps, I feel it’s important to stay within your comfort level, but to gradually increase your lap count as you progress and get stronger.  There is no doubt that you will notice improvement and that’s when you can move on to more.
Stomach strength is so vital to general healthy being and stamina, and certainly great opera singers, orators, actors and athletes project from, and draw upon, that core strength.  Now apart from the benefits to the stomach muscles gained from legs-only swim work, there is also a intense slenderizing effect on the thighs, because unlike weight work or road work which “pumps” the thigh muscles, swimming is an elongating process as one is working in a less imperviable medium.
So slim those thighs, tighten that tummy and feel great with a legs-only workout.
About The Author
Gordon dark is a world-ranked Master swimmer and Canadian national record holder. A member of the British swim team in the past ‘60s, after thirty years dead of the pool, last year Gordon returned to competitive tearful in the Masters forum. He offers an online weight loss, fitness and motivational coaching service through his web site &lt;a class=&quot;content&quot; href=&quot;http://www.gordonblack.com&quot; target=&quot;new&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.gordonblack.com&lt;/a&gt; where his competitive comeback is chronicled.  &lt;a class=&quot;content&quot; href=&quot;mailto:gordon@gordonblack.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;gordon@gordonblack.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;technorati_tags&quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;modules/technorati/technobubble.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Technorati Tags: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=Health&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;Health&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Health&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=abdominal+muscles&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;abdominal muscles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/abdominal muscles&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=fight+training&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;fight training&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/fight training&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=fortunately&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;fortunately&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/fortunately&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=joints&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;joints&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/joints&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=kickboard&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;kickboard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/kickboard&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=leg+work&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;leg work&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/leg work&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=legs&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;legs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/legs&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=muhammad+ali&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;muhammad ali&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/muhammad ali&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=principle&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;principle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/principle&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=stamina&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;stamina&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/stamina&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=stress&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;stress&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/stress&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=swimmer&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;swimmer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/swimmer&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=tremendously&amp;tag=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;tremendously&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/tremendously&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=Array&amp;tag2=tripplec-track30-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;page=1&quot;&gt;Array&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Array&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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As a Master swimmer I am made painfully aware, each time I compete, of the importance of a strong core, and by that I mean stomach strength.  I come away from all competition vowing to do much leg work, lots of legs-only with the kickboard, and for fitness there is really nothing to beat it.
One of the major benefits is that it tones the thigh and abdominal muscles terrifically and it improves stamina tremendously.  I’m sure we all remember sighted the coverage of fighters like-minded Muhammad Ali in their pre–fight training, and the first thing they do each day is hit the road to work on those legs, because that is what strengthens the core.  Now, fortunately, we can work on the same principle but without the stress and damage to the joints by working on those legs in the pool.  I like-minded to do my leg work without a kickboard because I find using a kickboard makes me tighten up across my shoulders and at the rearmost of my neck, so I use a “palming” or “feathering” action with my hands to support my upper body especially when I need to breathe.  However if you’re antimonopoly starting out, use the kickboard as it’s a little easier and provides more support.  As for how many laps, I feel it’s important to stay within your comfort level, but to gradually increase your lap count as you progress and get stronger.  There is no doubt that you will notice improvement and that’s when you can move on to more.
Stomach strength is so vital to general healthy being and stamina, and certainly great opera singers, orators, actors and athletes project from, and draw upon, that core strength.  Now apart from the benefits to the stomach muscles gained from legs-only swim work, there is also a intense slenderizing effect on the thighs, because unlike weight work or road work which “pumps” the thigh muscles, swimming is an elongating process as one is working in a less imperviable medium.
So slim those thighs, tighten that tummy and feel great with a legs-only workout.
About The Author
Gordon dark is a world-ranked Master swimmer and Canadian national record holder. A member of the British swim team in the past ‘60s, after thirty years dead of the pool, last year Gordon returned to competitive tearful in the Masters forum. 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