Swimming benefits

Swimming benefits

We will start by addressing the physical benefits that swimming brings, among which we will highlight:

A great toning of our entire body, this sport involves the vast majority of muscles in each of its styles.

It protects our joints, when working in discharge (in weightlessness) our joints do not suffer and if we add that we only work with body weight, it becomes an ideal practice for all ages.

Improves blood circulation, by swimming we move our entire body and in turn the water gives us one of the best massages.

It favors the cardiorespiratory system, our pulmonary and cardiac capacity improves considerably since they are mainly work in apnea and aerobics.

It significantly improves spinal problems, back anomalies such as hyperkyphosis, hyperlordosis and scoliosis include aquatic activities in their treatments.

Reduces blood pressure significantly

The physical activity in the aquatic environment, as we have said before, not only supposes an improvement of the physical one but also that it provides some notable psychological improvements.

Since the beginning of time the aquatic environment has been a medium that the human being has struggled to master, and simply being able to master this situation already causes a sense of happiness and improvement.

Benefits of swimming at the psychological level

Starting from the basis that all physical activity provides many psychological improvements and leaving behind the previous reflection more typical of people who start or are learning this sport, we will delve more into the sensations and effects produced by continued practice:

Low levels of stress, swimming practice lowers anxiety levels, is a sport that can be done both relaxed and very intense.

It requires a great concentration, it is necessary to move and coordinate a large amount of muscles, so you will not have much room in your mind for problems that await outside the pool.

Control of breathing, we have to control the so-called 'aquatic breathing' much more slowly than natural breathing movements, therefore it helps us to relax.

Tranquility. In the water you can experience the incredible sensation of peace that comes from listening to your breath and the flow of water.

We have no doubt why swimming is said to be good, swimming is the most complete sport. Now and more than ever ... "Mens sana in corpore sano" and water.