Full-Body Workout
Swimming itself requires almost every muscle group in the body. Water is approximately 800 times more dense than air which means the water provides a great resistance when swimming. Whether you’re doing freestyle , backstroke, breast stroke, or butterfly, you’re engaging your whole body which results in muscular improvement and flexibility.
Reducing Body Weight
Swimming is one of the best ways for losing weight, shedding pounds couldn’t have been easier. When swimming your body expends energy sustaining an internal temperature level which can result in burning a lot of calories. Swimming also requires breathing patterns which can improve your cardiovascular effort and the high demand for oxygen will contribute to a higher calories burned. A person can burn anywhere from 300-700 calories per hour depending on how fast their swimming and their fitness levels. The extra calories burn from just an hour of swimming a day can greatly contribute to your weight lost as it can help put you in a caloric deficit. Accumulated calories burned from regular swimming can greater impact you’re weight lost!
