What are the benefits of swimming?

Swimming pools are becoming more and more popular now. Most people like to swim in the hot season, and some people even love winter swimming. So if we can persist in swimming for a long time, what obvious benefits will it generally bring to our body? For this purpose, the editor has prepared the following article. Let us read it together.

1. Improve the function of the respiratory system. Because the density of water is more than 800 times greater than that of air, the pressure a person is subjected to in water is much greater than that in air. As the pressure on the chest and abdominal cavities increases in water, the respiratory muscles are forced to use greater force to breathe. Regular swimming can increase the strength of the respiratory muscles and improve the function of the respiratory system.

2. Improve the capacity of the muscle system. Swimming is a sport that involves the whole body. Long-term training can improve muscle strength, speed, endurance and joint flexibility. Correct swimming technique requires muscles to stretch before contracting and exerting force. This type of exercise is conducive to continuously improving our flexibility and strength.

3. Make the body proportions more reasonable and shape a healthy body. The process of swimming creates resistance with water, which has the effect of losing weight. People who swim regularly for a long time generally have a slender figure, broad shoulders, flexible waist and well-proportioned body shape.

4. Improve the function of body temperature regulation. Since the temperature of water is generally lower than the air temperature and the thermal conductivity of water is dozens of times stronger than that of air, people lose much more heat in water than in the air. Regular swimming can improve the body's ability to regulate temperature, making it better able to withstand changes in external temperature and greatly enhance personal physical fitness.

From the above content, it is not difficult to see that the benefits of persisting in swimming are countless, so if you are interested in this sport, you can learn and strengthen your exercise. Generally speaking, as long as you can achieve a certain amount of exercise time, you can make all these benefits manifest in yourself.