What are the precautions for swimming in winter

Everyone knows that in the hot summer, people like to swim in their daily lives. When it comes to the cold winter, you can only swim indoors. At this time, many precautions are very different from those when swimming in summer. However, many people may not understand this very well, and often the effect of exercising through swimming is not good. So let’s take a look at what are the precautions for swimming in winter?

However, many people have misunderstandings about swimming, thinking that swimming is a "summer sport". When winter comes, they stay away from swimming pools due to fear of the cold. In fact, due to the low temperature, many sports in winter are prone to cause physical strain or injury, while swimming's special environment in water can minimize strain and injury. In addition, when swimming in winter, the water temperature stimulates the surface of human skin and can better promote blood circulation. It can be seen that swimming is not only a sport suitable for all seasons, but also a sport that requires long-term persistence.

In winter, the wind outside is biting cold, but in the swimming pool, it is warm as spring, so people who want to swim in winter can go swimming indoors. However, you also need to pay attention to the following matters when swimming indoors:

1. Fully equipped

In addition to swimsuits, goggles, swimming caps and other equipment, you must bring slippers when swimming in winter to avoid getting cold feet; bring a bath towel or towel to keep warm when resting or after bathing. In addition, the room temperature and humidity in the swimming pool are high, so it is recommended to wear relatively simple, easy-to-put-on and take-off clothes with good warmth retention to facilitate changing.

2. Sufficient preparation

Compared to the summer, doing a good warm-up before swimming is key. In winter, due to the low temperature, the joints are relatively fragile, so you must move all the joints before going into the water. It is recommended to do more stretching exercises such as vertical jumping, shoulder stretching, and arm swinging, focusing on warming up the legs, arms, and waist to prevent cramps during swimming. Generally speaking, the warm-up time is about 5-10 minutes, until you feel your body slightly red and warm.

3. Please keep warm after resting, getting out of the water or showering.

Many swimmers do not pay attention to keeping warm during breaks or when going to the bathroom, causing their body temperature to drop rapidly, leading to colds. The human head is the easiest place to dissipate heat. If the hair is wet after getting out of the water or taking a shower, it is easy for heat to dissipate quickly. Therefore, you should put on a bath towel during breaks and after getting out of the water. After bathing, you should dry your hair and put on clothes in time. If conditions permit, it is best to use a hair dryer to dry your hair.

After the above introduction, everyone knows what precautions should be taken when swimming in winter. You can also exercise your body well in this winter, but I still want to remind everyone that it does not mean that you have to practice endlessly as long as you exercise. All you have to do is to do some appropriate exercises according to your own body. Only in this way can you have better exercise effects and maintain good health.