The benefits of swimming and fitness

Swimming is a fitness exercise that many young people choose nowadays, especially in summer. Swimming can not only cool down, but also is very good for losing weight and exercising the whole body. Therefore, it is recommended that everyone can learn about the benefits of swimming fitness. Doing aerobic exercise properly in our daily life can help us consume energy and promote the exercise of our arms and feet.

1. Consume a lot of energy and lose weight quickly

Swimming is also an intense sport. Since the resistance of water during swimming is much greater than the resistance of air during land sports, it consumes more calories. The water temperature is generally lower than the air temperature. The thermal conductivity of water is 24 times that of air. The heat transfer rate of water is faster than that of air. That is to say, people lose heat very quickly in water. A large amount of heat will be consumed during swimming, which is conducive to heat dissipation and heat consumption. Therefore, the energy consumed in swimming is much greater than that in land activities such as running, so the weight loss effect is more obvious.

2. Avoid sports injuries of lower limbs and waist

When doing weight loss exercises on land, due to the heavy weight of obese people, the body (especially the lower limbs and waist) has to bear a great gravity load, which reduces exercise ability, makes people easily fatigued, greatly reduces the interest in weight loss exercises, and may damage the joints and bones of the lower limbs. Swimming is conducted in water, and a considerable portion of the obese person's weight is borne by the buoyancy of the water, which makes the lower limbs and waist feel much more relaxed, greatly reducing the risk of joint and bone injuries.

3. Massage all muscles

When swimming, the water flow has a good massage effect on the body's pulse. In addition, the human body is in a horizontal position, which is beneficial for the blood from the limbs to return to the heart. During activity, the heart rate increases and the amount of blood pumped per beat increases, which promotes the strengthening of the heart muscles and makes the contraction more powerful.

The buoyancy, resistance and pressure of water are an excellent massage for the human body. The resistance to human activities in water is 12 times greater than on land. When your hands and feet move in the water, you can definitely feel the strong resistance. Therefore, the muscles of the back, chest, abdomen, buttocks and legs can be well exercised during swimming. The well-defined muscles on the swimmers are the best evidence.

Regarding the benefits of swimming fitness introduced in this article, I believe you all know that swimming fitness is a relatively healthy sport, because swimming fitness in daily life can help us massage muscles all over the body and promote weight loss, and swimming can help us adjust the heart's blood supply capacity, adjust breathing capacity, etc.