Swimming is one of the best cardiovascular exercises you can do for your body. It exercises just about every muscle in your body and you don’t have to worry about putting unnecessary stress on your joints due to impact (like running does). You can swim laps or do other exercises that will help increase mobility, circulation and lung capacity. Swimmers of all ages can reap the benefits because swimming is a lifetime sport. Get your friends together and host an exercise class or hold races. Even if you only want to do a few pool side exercises on your own, you can’t go wrong. Children simply playing in the water will definitely burn more calories than sitting in front of the television playing games or walking around outside. Little swimmers have proved to score higher on problem solving tests and learn to become self-reliant quicker than those not in a swimming program.

 

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