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Re:Can Extreme Exercise Hurt Your Heart? Swimming the Pacifi... by lifeisstillgood on Monday February 08, 2016 @10:23AM (#11058568)
Does it count if he is using a snorkel? I know that's like the world's dumbest question, but I am really tempted to use a snorkel at my local swimming pool to help get exercise and avoid the whole not breathing for half the time issue.

If he can, so can I :-)

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Re:Can Extreme Exercise Hurt Your Heart? Swimming the Pacifi... by eric_h on Monday February 08, 2016 @10:56AM (#11058770)
You're doing it wrong if you're not breathing half the time. You just inhale sharply and exhale slowly for a few strokes; it should be almost meditative.
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Re:Can Extreme Exercise Hurt Your Heart? Swimming the Pacifi... by sanoli on Monday February 08, 2016 @11:32AM (#11059044)
At my local pool there's a 60+ year old who swims daily with a snorkel. He's a pretty good swimmer, does about 4,000 meters every day.
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Re:Can Extreme Exercise Hurt Your Heart? Swimming the Pacifi... by cujo on Monday February 08, 2016 @10:55AM (#11058763)
Go nuts...

http://www.finisinc.com/swimmers-snorkel.html

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