For someone who is 155 pounds, 30 minutes of vigorous lap swimming can burn 360 calories, per Harvard Health. By comparison, ...

Swim for fitness. That sounded easy: I already knew how to swim. So one day I stood on the pool deck looking at all the other happy lap swimmers, from speedy athletes to the portly old lady, swimming ...

Swim workouts require some planning (you need a swimsuit, goggles, and, of course, a pool) but we're here to tell you that it's totally worth it. Swimming can help you lose weight, if that's your goal ...

Abington Heights Aquatics Department will conduct learn-to-swim classes for those 4 years of age and older beginning Monday. Fees for the classes range from $45 to $75. Two spring sessions with summer ...

When I signed up for the Nike Women’s Half-Marathon while I was in college, I was a bit terrified. I’d been an amateur, three- to- five-mile runner in the past, and putting in more than 10 miles in ...

BAKERSFIELD, calif. (KERO) — The McMurtrey Aquatic Center is set to re-open for lap swimming in the new year. It'll be open beginning Monday from 5:30-7:30 a.m. and then 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday ...

From the beginning of a season to the end, the mindset of a swimmer changes. It’s no secret that that one’s mindset shifts in a variety of ways, and what that looks like is different for every swimmer ...

Ready to jump back in the water? Starting this weekend, St. Paul Parks and Recreation will gradually reopen its Great River Water Park, an indoor pool and children’s area at the Oxford Community ...