FU 7
Swimming for Fitness
The word fitness has undergone a paradigm shift.
A decade back the only way to fitness was to hit a
gym and work-out using various machines to burn
down calories. It was a time consuming and
expensive process. Also, a lot of people were
unable to afford or skeptical to spend. But over the
past few years a number of new fitness techniques
have come into existence. Yoga, aerobics and
gymnastics are some of them worth mentioning.
With so many techniques available, it has become
difficult for both men and women to decide which
suits them better. While men find it difficult to
decide on their fitness choice – whether to get
registered at a local gym or to setup a fitness studio
at home etc. for women, it is an even more difficult
task as they may have physical limitations with
respect to the heavy equipment at the gym or the
complex postures at a yoga class.
Swimming tones the entire
body muscles and as an
Exercise it is suitable from
both men and women.
Unlike other fitness exercises,
swimming can be practiced
even by people who are
suffering from arthritis and
obesity.
One choice that fits everyone – from kids to adults is
swimming. Swimming is a great fitness choice, provided it
is practiced on a daily basis. There are neither any
weights involved in swimming nor is there any other
complex asanas/postured to be adopted. Swimming
tones the entire body muscles and as an exercise it is
suitable from both men and women. Unlike other fitness
exercises, swimming can be practiced even by people
who are suffering from arthritis and obesity.
Apart from improving fitness levels swimming also helps
in burning calories. Since swimming completely puts to
work all the bigger muscle groups of the body like the
chest, thigh and back muscles it assists in burning fat and
also facilitates in stretching the muscle fibers and
ligaments in the body.
In addition to physical fitness, swimming also improves
mental health by way of engaging both the body and
the mind in order to coordinate various movements and
as a result acts as a great stress buster.