Does swimming exercise your abdominal muscles?

Many people like swimming very much, especially for swimming sports, which is quite useful. Some people who swim regularly can not only relax themselves physically and mentally, but also exercise their attractive muscles. Some people who love swimming will do such exercise at a certain time, and the fitness effect is very good. But can swimming really exercise abdominal muscles well?

Swimming is a whole-body exercise that not only helps you lose weight, but also improves your cardiopulmonary function and exercises almost all your muscles. Especially if you stick to regular intensive training, you can be "transformed" in just a few months. In the water, the human skeleton is fully relaxed, and there is a chance to "stretch", which is very good for maintaining an upright body. For growing teenagers, regular swimming exercises can make you grow into a "tall person".

⑴Swimming consumes a lot of energy. This is because the resistance of water when swimming is much greater than the resistance of air during land sports. Walking in the water is strenuous, and swimming will definitely consume more calories. At the same time, the thermal conductivity of water is 24 times greater than that of air, and the water temperature is generally lower than the air temperature, which is also 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.

⑵It can 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.

⑶ Enjoy natural massage services: When swimming, the buoyancy, resistance and pressure of water are an excellent massage for the human body and can also beautify the skin. 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. Swimming is also an intense sport, and water transfers heat faster than air, which means that people lose heat in water very quickly, and a large amount of heat will be consumed during swimming. The excess fat on your body will also quietly "dissolve in the water".

When doing swimming exercises, you also need to pay attention to the swimming time. Many beginners will not be able to digest the physical strength if they swim for too long. Therefore, if you want to achieve the best exercise effect, you should strictly follow the swimming time and don't be too eager for success. Only in this way can you effectively exercise your abdominal muscles.