FITNESS ON THE PARK

Swimming

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Swimming is a great form of all-round exercise. It's ideal if you want to be more active and stay healthy, whatever your age or ability.

Swimming for fitness

Swimming

1. Float upright in the water and take a deep breath

2. Lower your face into the water (keeping your mouth closed) and bring your arms

forward to rest at water level.

3. Relax in this position until you need to take in more air.

4. Raise your head above the surface, treading water, and exhale. Take another

breath and return to the relaxed position

Health Benefits of Swimming

Swimming exercises is a good all-

round activity because it: keeps your

heart rate up but takes some of the

impact stress off your body. builds

endurance, muscle strength and

cardiovascular fitness. helps maintain

a healthy weight, healthy heart and

lungs. tones muscles and builds

strength.

Health Benefits of Swimming

Exercise and diabetes

Research show that regular

swimming will lead to better

circulation of the blood and

even oxygen consumption

Swimming is like an exercise not only it will keep the heart healthy

but also keep the body is shape. Some studies have even showed

men to have increased mass.

Health Benefits of Swimming

One of the best ways to burn calories is swimming especially in

the summer season where workouts could cause dehydration.

Along with keeping your body cool during the summer,

swimming will also burn those extra calories.

Swimming will strengthen muscles, which is important in controlling blood sugar. As everybody knows a high blood sugar level is an indicator of diabetes. As stated above swimming is an exercise and it will help to reduce diabetes.

Health Benefits of Swimming

FITNESS ON THE PARK

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