People in tropical countries are enjoying the heat of the sun, the opportunity to do outdoor activities, travel, and of course everyone’s favorite, swimming. Summer is more felt in those locations, and there are increased number of patrons going to beaches, hotel resorts, private pools, and other places where they could enjoy the invigorating and refreshing feeling of water. Hence, whether it’s summer or not, here are the top 10 health benefits of swimming that you should bear in mind to keep yourself up, energetic, and active.

10. Improves appetite control

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You don’t need to deprive yourself too much just to stop your cravings for food. Spending regular time each day to swim for an hour or two, would make you feel that your appetite decreases. Thus, it helps you to have more control as to how much food you will take in, and when is the appropriate time to eat. This is an ideal way of doing or practicing a balanced diet without feeling the need to lose weight.

 

9. It keeps your respiratory tract healthy

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According to studies, regular swimming boosts up the oxygenation process in bronchi, and lungs that results to an increased capacity of the respiratory system, which people normally gets when they do typical exercises like jogging, walking, and other physical movements. Of course, you also need to ask for a physician’s advice if you have a current respiratory disease or condition that may complicate when you swim.

8. It controls blood pressure

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Instead of having a regular maintenance of medicines, why don’t you opt for free, safe, and easy way of controlling your blood pressure without causing too much cut from your pocket. According to several studies conducted by health experts, people over 40 and up have experienced great improvement in the systolic blood pressure after two weeks of regular swimming activities. It improves the function of the blood vessels that results to a decreased pressure in pumping blood.

7. It Shapes Body

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Whether you are in shape or not, swimming is a relaxing way of being and getting fit. The process of doing it regularly will not just assist you in achieving the figure that you want, but you are also creating the habit of focusing to get the size that you want. Because you enjoy every moment of it, you are not in the pressure of getting to the point of having muscles, and refining other flaws that you might see in the curves or forms of your body.

6. It Burns Fat

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All forms of exercise are effective good ways to lose weight and burn unnecessary fats. However, swimming does everything the moment that you jump in to the pool and start doing different strokes; all parts of the body are also moving. You may not be able to see the kind of sweat that you’ll get when you walk, jog, and even bike, but swimming firms the muscles of your body, burns calories, and even boosts up the metabolic process that is necessary to burn fat.

 

5. It Gives Healthier Skin

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Aside from water intake, swimming does the job of making your skin soft, younger, and healthier. This is another form of exercise where it boosts up the pumping of blood that automatically results to a healthy skin color. Don’t forget to apply sun screen protection, especially if you are in tropical countries where sun is at its peak, where it can leave harmful effects not just on the skin, but within the skin too.

 

4. It Reduces Muscle Tension

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As swimming improves the blood flow in your body, it also relaxes the muscles that frees up the tension that the muscles feel. Since this involves physical exertion, it is expected to see and experience this healthy result in your body. Hence, make sure that you do it correctly so you won’t feel any negative or stressful effect in your body, especially if you have done it in an excessive amount of time. More so doing the right strokes will help you avoid any injury or pain as you consult any professional trainer or swimming coach.

3. Keep Away Stresses in Life

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According to surveys, there are 74% of people who have shared that the stresses and tensions that they have felt before they started to swim have greatly reduced, and in fact, some of them did not feel the pressure that life gives them whether the sources are from work, family, and other aspects of life when they find themselves in the water. Moreover, it also relaxes their mind that creates positive feelings and impressions that make them forget any concerns and challenges that bother them. It does not matter if you are doing it for fun or if it’s a regular physical work out, but it invites positivity and increases self-confidence.

2. It’s Free Most of the Time

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Whether you are swimming in the pond, lake, bathtub at home, and other public resorts or beaches, most of them are free. You don’t need to spend too much. Of course, if you want other amenities, you have to spend extra money for it. Nonetheless, it’s still a cost effective way of enjoying, at the same time, you free yourself from worries about how much would you have to pay after.

1. Its Enjoyable

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Pleasure is the number one benefit that one gets from swimming. Playing with water makes you feel young, and it washes away all the negative feelings that you have. It automatically cools down your mind, and all other parts of your body. In fact, even if you have not yet thrown yourself to the pool or to the water, you’ll already feel the different kind of excitement and happiness that affects your mood. In return, you also reciprocate that positive emotion to the people around you. This is a proactive way of releasing your anger, problems, and fears. There is something in water that drowns away all your troubles, even the greatest anxieties in your life.