Swimming Is One Of The Best Workouts You Can Get

Remember when you were young and you couldn't wait until summerto go swimming and play in the water?

 

Hopefully you learned how
to swim when you were a child but if you didn't, it is never
too late to learn. Swimming is not only the best, proven
exercise that you can do but also the psychological benefits of
swimming can be very fulfilling. Many medical studies have
proven this to be a fact for your health and it is also a lot
of fun as well.
 
Swimming builds muscle strength and also builds your physical
stamina. Everyone is aware that water has resistance and
provides your body with support to make exercise easier. This
is very beneficial to elderly people as well as people who
suffer from muscular or joint ailments. Always check with your
doctor before starting a new exercise regime if you have any
physical problems or not. Swimming can also produce great
results for your cardiovascular system.
 
Remember to always start out slow and build up as your body
adjusts to the demands of swimming. You can begin with a hand
over hand swim and then work up the breaststroke and more
demanding forms of swimming. As mentioned before telling your
doctor about your new regime is a wise step to take. You may
want to consider getting into harder workouts over time such as
water aerobics, which is great for your arm and thigh muscles.
It's also good for increasing your heart rate.
 
Make a flexible schedule that you can live with easily. 30
minutes, when first beginning, will insure that you get the
maximum benefit of your workout. It is actually better to swim
in shorter blocks of time, according to medical studies and
will help you not to become bored with your routine.
 
An important thing to think is about your swimming technique,
do you really know how to swim properly? Take the time to
learn. Learn correctly how to do the different styles of
swimming such as the breaststroke or backstroke. This will
increase the benefits of your swimming workout overall. Get
into some kind of routine, flowing from one style of swimming
to another, make your workout as varied as you can to keep your
interest. Find what works for you and remember to include easy
routines as well as more difficult ones. Just keep swimming and
don't make any excuses and find the times that are right for
you.
 
If you can use them, in the pool that you have available, think
about wearing flippers. They provide extra resistance and
naturally teach your body the correct way to swim with your
head lower in the water and your feet and legs higher. If your
not doing it correctly then you are wasting a lot of time and
energy in the pool without getting all the benefits you want.
Another thing you need to be aware of is the importance of
wearing the correct swimwear, yes you actually have to get in a
bathing suit. That's enough to put most people off but don't let
it discourage you, you are there to exercise and one day soon
you will look better and feel better about it as time goes on.
 
The point is to get out there and do it, even if you have never
learned to swim, just remember that it is the best exercise in
the world for you and splashing around in the water is always
fun. Soon you will feel better and look better, take a friend
along with you and share in the fun.


About The Author: James Davis is a staff writer at
http://www.fitness-digest.com and is an occasional contributor
to several other websites, including
http://www.ultimate-relaxation.com.