Burn fat this summer!
Summer is here and doing your exercise regimen outdoors can be very exhausting. Good thing there’s an alternative way to keep your body in shape while enjoying the summer’s heat! Swimming for fitness could be your new hobby. Moreover, there can be no other workout that burns calories and firms every muscle in your body without putting a lot of stress on your joints better than this.
Benefits of swimming for fitness: 
Anyone can do it.
As long as you know how to swim, it doesn’t matter if you are recovering from an injury, a new mom, pregnant, young or old. In swimming, you can adjust the workout’s pace and intensity according to your preference and your doctor’s advice if there’s any.
Swimming is a good outdoor and indoor workout.
You can have fun exercising under the sun or find a covered pool when the weather’s not that great. Either way, you will surely be able to tone that body up.
It hits underworked muscles without stressing your joints.
Swimming helps you develop the deep stabilizing muscles in your core and lower back that women often miss. Moreover, the arms and the legs are being worked out all at the same time without the hurting joint stress.
Swimming for fitness is also great for your lungs.
When swimming, the lungs breathe in more fresh air and expel more carbon dioxide with every exhalation. Also, your body learns to use oxygen more efficiently. This results to lower blood pressure and better breathing capacity.
Submerging in water lessens stress.
Swimming brings a feeling of calmness. This happens when the body is immersed in water, diminishing the amount of sensory information that attacks your body. This is perhaps the reason why we love a long bathtub soak.
How to start swimming for fitness?
It is absolutely not easy to build a workout from scratch. You’ll have to know things like warming up, pre-sets, main sets and cooling down. If you do not have a coach, there are tons of swimming sites that you can browse. This one I found is a helpful swim training plan for beginners. I find it simple yet effective. So, go ahead and take that plunge. Have fun and reap the all the benefits you can get out of swimming workouts.
Also see:
Summer Health Tips – Fun in the Sun
Preventive Care Benefits | Covered By Your Health Plan
