TIRTA TARUNA 66

Swimming can be incredibly challenging when you are learning, however as a sport, it is one of the best for your health because it is great for strengthening your muscles and improving your cardiovascular performance.

An hour of intense swimming can burn up to 650 calories, which is more than walking and biking within the same time period. 

Learning to swim can also help save your own life as well as others. In fact, it is one of the only sports that can save your life. If you end up in a situation where you fall into water, without knowing how to swim you could be in great difficulty. There are other benefits to swimming which are:

• Improving muscles and joints strength. Being submerged in water makes the body lighter. As a result, this means that it’s the ideal environment to work on stiff muscles and sore joints. With less pressure being applied to your body, you will be able to exercise in comfort and improve your core strength too.

• Improving flexibility. Swimming puts the whole body through a range of different exercise routines from your feet right up to your head. All of these individual motions help ligaments to stay loose and flexible. 

• Great for the heart. As swimming is an aerobic exercise, it is great for strengthening the heart. It does this by allowing better blood flow through the body and makes the heart pumps more efficiently. Even a small yet regular amount of exercise in the pool can make a world of difference. 

• Weight control. As mentioned, swimming is one of the best calorie burners therefore it is great for keeping your weight at a desired level. For every ten minutes of swimming you will burn 60 calories with breast stroke and 150 with the butterfly style. However, the amount of calories you burn is dependent on your own body shape and the intensity of your exercise routine.