One of my favorite overall cardio workout is swimming, it’s low impact but it works your whole body. And if you like the water, then it’s just considered a fun activity that’s beneficial to your body. Swimming is one of the most important cardio exercises for losing weight, building muscles as well as having an aerobic affect that improves the body’s use of oxygen and increases lung function. When you swim, all your major muscles are working at once. Swimming is good for building muscles because water resistance is greater than air resistance therefore your muscles have to work harder.
If you don’t know how to swim, anytime is a good time to learn. It’s never too late. I taught myself to swim at 9 yrs. old. I had no fear and it didn’t take me a long before I could swim like fish. Up to this day, I still love the water and swim on a regular basis. If you don’t have a pool, look for a gym, the YMCA or a community pool for a fun place to practice or learn as most places even have swimming lessons.
Swimming burns about 3 calories a mile per pound of your bodyweight and improves your ability to maintain a healthy weight. For example, if you weigh 150 lbs and swim 1 mile, you would burn 450 calories (3 calories x150 lbs = 450 calories burn). If it takes you 30 minutes to swim 1 mile and 1 hour to swim 2 miles, you would burn 900 calories in 1 hour! Swimming will burn up a lot of calories but be careful not to eat a big meal after you swim. If you do then you’re just simply replacing all the calories you just burnt up.
Swimming also promotes proper breathing, stimulates your circulation and easy on the joints. I swim on a regular basis because it’s fun as well as it builds up my muscle strength, endurance and cardio fitness.
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