Thread: Hot or Not Running vs cycling or swimming
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Old 08-06-2017, 12:04 PM  
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Originally Posted by sarettah View Post
Swimming, done properly, will provide a better overall workout than running or cycling although running or cycling will probably burn more calories than swimming.

So, it kind of depends on what you are after in your workout.

Both swimming and cycling are lower impact than running so they cause less stress to the joints, etc. but running is probably the best at burning the calories.

imho of course.

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Seems spot on.

I cycle because I have bad news, and cycling is low impact.
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