10 reasons to swim

• April 25, 2024

The swimming , one of the exercises more complete, is recommended for people of any age, whether they are babies or older adults, because it offers tranquility and relaxation.

Among its many benefits include: put to work all the muscles of the body and develop its resistance, exercise harmoniously respiratory tract and the lungs, as well as allowing the joints to rest from the weight bodily.

Here we give you 10 reasons to practice this sport .

1.- At the level of Cardiovascular system (in sessions of 30 to 45 minutes), swimming is the sport aerobic par excellence, because it allows the heart strengthen and lose the fat that surrounds it; each beat becomes more powerful and can move more blood to the rest of the organism.

2.- Helps to keep the levels of blood pressure . Strengthens all muscles, including those that fill and empty the lungs of air. In each breath you can take more oxygen with less energy expenditure and more efficiently.

3.- Well-planned swimming exercises all the joints , increasing its flexibility , so the range of motion increases; while the muscles they strengthen and resist better injuries , the bones increase in thickness making them more resistant to shock.

4.- Low concentration of cholesterol in blood and reduces the development of the arteriosclerosis from the childhood .

5.- Control the weight body, which prevents the obesity in children (it is estimated that 80% of obese children will also be adults).

6.- Decrease the levels of glucose in blood, because the exercise aerobic produces greater sensitivity to insulin .

7.- Improve the flexibility , coordination, agility, speed and force muscular.

8.- Swimming in a group favors the socialization and facilitates communication, in addition to reducing the stress . Knowing how to swim can favor solidarity: having notions of rescue and being able to help in a real situation is an added value in learning.

9.- In children with neurological problems and cerebral palsy, the aquatic environment at 28 degrees of temperature causes the muscles and the nervous system move from the state of tension to the state of relaxation.

10.- Thanks to swimming, the strengthening of our organism It helps people to be more alert, with more balance and have a more efficient and quick reaction time, so that falls and blows are reduced.

Go ahead and practice this sport that will help you stay fit and healthy.

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