EVERYDAY🧘♂️🌼HEALTH
Swimming
Overview
Top 10 health benefits of Swimming 🏊♂️
- 👉 works your whole body
- 👉 works your insides, too
- 👉 Is appropriate for people with injuries, arthritis, and other conditions
- 👉 Good option for people with asthma
- 👉 Beneficial for people with MS, too
- 👉 Torches Calories
- 👉 Improves your sleep
- 👉 Helps manage stress
- 👉 Boosts your mood
One of the biggest benefits of swimming is that it truly works your entire body, head to toe. Swimming increases your heart rate without stressing your body, tones muscles, builds strength and builds endurance.
While your muscles are getting a good workout, your cardiovascular system is, too. Swimming makes your heart and lungs strong. Swimming is so good for you that researchers share it may even reduce your risk of death. Compared with inactive people, swimmers have about half the risk of death.
Swimming can be a safe exercise option for most people with arthritis injury disability other issues that make high-impact exercises difficult. Swimming may even help reduce some of your pain or improve your recovery from an injury. One study showed that people with osteoarthritis reported significant reductions in joint pain and stiffness, and experienced less physical limitation after engaging in activities like swimming and cycling.
The humid environment of indoor pools makes swimming a great activity for people with asthma. Not only that, but breathing exercises associated with the sport, like holding your breath, may help you expand your lung capacity and gain control over your breathing. Some studies suggest that swimming may increase your risk for asthma because of the chemicals used to treat pools. Talk to your doctor about the potential risks of swimming if you have asthma, and, if possible, look for a pool that uses salt water instead of chlorine.
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) may also find swimming beneficial. Water makes the limbs buoyant, helping to support them during exercise. Water also provides a gentle resistance.
Swimming is an efficient way to burn calories. A 160-pound person burns approximately 423 calories an hour while swimming laps at a low or moderate pace. That same person may burn up to 715 calories an hour swimming at a more vigorous pace.
Swimming may have the power to help you sleep better at night. Swimming is accessible to a wide range of people who deal with physical issues that make other exercises, like running, less appealing. That can make swimming a good choice for older adults.
Researchers surveyed a group of swimmers immediately before and after swimming at a YMCA in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Of the 101 people surveyed, 44 reported being mildly depressed and feeling stress related to fast-paced life. After swimming, the number of people who still reported feeling stressed decreased to just eight. While more research needs to be done in this area, the researchers conclude that swimming is a potentially powerful way to relieve stress quickly.
Swimming and aquatic workouts are not just psychologically beneficial for people with dementia. Exercise has been shown to boost mood in other people, as well.
We have a range of swimming sessions available to book online, suitable for the most serious of swimmers through to families making memories here at Sports Activies.