# 1

Swimming Helps Maintain Healthy Blood Pressure

Studies have demonstrated that swimming, when used as a form of regular exercise, can reduce the risk of high blood pressure, and possibly even prevent it.

If your risk of developing high blood pressure is low, then so are your risks of having a stroke and developing heart disease.

# 2

Swimming Conditions The Entire Body

When you swim, almost every major muscle group in your body is getting a workout, so you're toning your upper and lower body at the same time.

The best swim strokes to use for toning the whole body are the backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.

# 3

Swimming Carries A Low Risk Of Injuries

When you're in the water, you not only weigh less, but also thanks to buoyancy, your joints, bones and connective tissues aren't being subjected to the kind of stress they have to endure with most workout routines. Therefore, the risk of injuries is very low.

Many athletes use swimming as a training supplement because it allows them to put in a rigorous daily workout without putting themselves at risk of suffering a sports injury. Swimming is one of the safest ways to work out there is.

# 4

Swimming Is A Great Way To Reduce Stress

Some people feel strongly drawn to water. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the human body is made up of at least 60% water. Whatever the reason may be, there's just something about being in the water that puts you in a meditative, healing, peaceful state of mind.

In purely physical terms, though, one reason why swimming is so relaxing is buoyancy and its benefits (as described above). There's also the fact that swimming forces you to pay attention to your breathing and take deep, carefully regulated breaths. In addition, swimming lets more oxygen flow to the muscles.

All these things combined make swimming a great stress reliever.