Swimming: A Full-Body Workout Without the Wear and Tear
Swimming can leave even fit athletes gasping for air while giving their joints a break from the pounding of land-based exercise.
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• Swimming delivers a challenging full-body workout that builds endurance, strengthens muscles, and improves cardiovascular fitness while reducing the impact on joints compared with running and other land-based exercises.
You can run five miles, lift weights regularly, and still find yourself exhausted after a few laps in the pool.
Swimming looks effortless when experienced swimmers glide through the water. Try keeping up with them, and you'll quickly discover how demanding it can be.
The secret is the water itself. It supports your body weight while creating resistance against every stroke and kick.
That combination makes swimming one of the more unusual ways to exercise: your muscles and heart work hard, but your joints avoid much of the impact they experience on land.
Swimming looks effortless when experienced swimmers glide through the water. Try keeping up with them, and you'll quickly discover how demanding it can be.
The secret is the water itself. It supports your body weight while creating resistance against every stroke and kick.
That combination makes swimming one of the more unusual ways to exercise: your muscles and heart work hard, but your joints avoid much of the impact they experience on land.
