Often times there are misconceptions on the true benefits of swimming. Are you inactive or simply a sceptic of the advantages to swimming? An exercise physiologist, Robert Robergs, says swimming is a good fitness choice for just about everyone. Swimming is especially beneficial to those who have physical limitations or who find exercise painful. While frequent swimmers may find it obvious, there are athletes who think pools are strictly for play and summer fun.
Swimming is a good entire body exercise that is low impact for people with arthritis, musculoskeletal, or weight limitations. Water's buoyancy aids to both the fit and unfit person. Water cushions stiff joints or fragile bones that might be injured by the impact of land exercise(s). When in the water to the waist, your body bears just 50% of its weight, when immersed to the chest, it bears 25%-35%; and to the neck only 10%.
A few of the many benefits of swimming are cardiovascular conditioning, increased flexibility, endurance, weight loss, and more. Incorporating swimming into a regular cross-training routine and pushing yourself will result in overall improved fitness. A heated pool can offer relaxation to muscles, increase flexibility and enable important stretching. Also, after intense lactic-acid-building endurance workouts (running, cycling, weights), an easy swim helps flush out toxins preventing muscle tightness and soreness the following day. Many people find the length of time they can exercise to be too