Health and Fitness Information CenterSwimming for Your HeartFor years, experts have been saying that swimming is great for your health and simply one of the best exercises out there. Yet, many of the benefits of swimming are unclear to the average person. So what really makes swimming such a wonderful exercise? Swimming for fitness is rapidly gaining in popularity because it is ideal for almost anyone - from competitive types to the physically challenged.
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Whether you swim laps or do aerobics in the shallow end, swimming is an ideal exercise. Aquatic exercise and therapy are used to treat and prevent several physical ailments. In addition to its therapeutic role, there are several aquatic activities that are very popular for recreational purposes. An individual's ability to swim and feel comfortable in the water creates opportunity to get involved in other water sports such as kayaking, canoeing, sailing, and water skiing. -Swimming uses almost all the major muscle groups, and places a vigorous demand on your heart and lungs. -Swimming develops muscle strength and endurance, and improves posture and flexibility. -Swimming is especially useful for people who are overweight, pregnant, or with leg or lower back problems. -Swimming is a great sport for people of all ages and all proficiency levels. -Swimming provides most of the aerobic benefits that running does, with many of the benefits of resistance training thrown in. -Swimming does not put the strain on connective tissues that running, aerobics and some weight-training regimens do. |
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