Is swimming good in winter?

As the weather gets cooler, many people have been wondering recently: Should we go swimming in winter? In fact, swimming in winter has many benefits. It can not only improve cardiovascular function, enhance physical fitness, and improve body coordination. Promote blood circulation, and also help shape and slim down. What are the other specific benefits and what should you pay attention to when swimming in winter?

Benefits of swimming in winter

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It helps blood circulation throughout the body

The water can have a massage effect on the body when swimming. . When the skin catches cold, it causes a vasoconstriction reaction, which can prevent and reduce the occurrence of arteriosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in middle-aged and elderly people.

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It can improve cold resistance and immunity

Swimming promotes metabolism, thereby improving the body's resistance to cold, thus preventing respiratory tract disease.

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Can enhance the function of respiratory organs

The density of water is 800 times greater than that of air. People have to bear a lot of pressure when swimming and breathing Therefore, the muscles have to work hard to overcome the pressure of water to deepen breathing, thereby enhancing the ability to adapt to environmental stimuli and reducing the occurrence of diseases.

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It has obvious physical strengthening and anti-aging effects

From the age of 20, no matter how good the lung capacity is, it will begin to slowly "shrink". By age 40, breathlessness becomes normal, possibly because the muscles that control breathing and the chest become stiff, making it harder for the lungs to work. The best exercise to exercise lung capacity is swimming, which can increase lung capacity and delay aging.

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It is a good weight loss exercise

Among all kinds of weight loss exercises, swimming is an exercise worth recommending to everyone. People who swim often have a toned figure, well-developed chest muscles, and a streamlined body shape; for people who can't swim, soaking in the water and having water fights will have some effect on losing weight.

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Reasons why swimming is good for weight loss

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Swimming consumes a lot of energy. This is because the resistance of water during swimming is much greater than the resistance of air during land exercise, which is 800 times that of air. Walking in the water is laborious. If you swim again, you will definitely consume more calories. At the same time, the thermal conductivity of water is 24 times greater than that of air, and the water temperature is generally lower than the air temperature, which is also beneficial to heat dissipation and heat consumption. Therefore, the energy consumed during swimming is much greater than that in land sports such as running, so the weight loss effect is more obvious.

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Swimming can avoid sports injuries of lower limbs and waist. When doing long-distance running to lose weight, obese people have a heavy weight, which puts a heavy burden on the body (especially the lower limbs, waist and heart), which reduces exercise ability, makes them prone to fatigue, greatly reduces interest in weight loss exercise, and can damage the joints of the lower limbs. , skeleton and heart. When swimming is carried out in water, a considerable part of the obese person's weight is borne by the buoyancy of the water, which makes the lower limbs and waist much more relaxed, and the risk of joint and bone damage is greatly reduced.

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You can enjoy natural massage services. When swimming, the buoyancy, resistance and pressure of the water are an excellent massage for the human body and can also beautify the skin. In view of the above reasons, obese people can indeed use swimming as their main weight loss exercise. But before swimming, you must make preparations and pay attention to safety to prevent accidents.

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Notes

Fully equipped. In addition to swimsuits, goggles, swimming caps and other equipment, you must bring slippers when swimming in winter to avoid cold soles of your feet; bring a bath towel or terryclothes to keep warm during rest or after bathing. In addition, the room temperature and humidity in the swimming pool are high, so it is recommended to wear relatively simple, easy-to-put-on and take-off clothes with good warmth for changing clothes.

Adequate preparation activities. Compared to summer, preparatory activities before swimming are key. Due to the low temperature in winter, joints are relatively fragile. Before entering the water, you must move all joints. It is recommended to do more stretching exercises such as upward vertical jumps, shoulder pulls, and arm swings, focusing on warming up the legs, arms, and waist to prevent cramps during swimming. Generally speaking, the preparation time for activities is about 5-10 minutes, it is better to feel the body is slightly red and warm.

Be sure to keep warm after resting, getting wet, and showering. Many swimmers do not pay attention to keeping warm when taking a break or going to the bathroom, causing their body temperature to drop rapidly, leading to colds. The human head is the easiest to dissipate heat. If there is water or the hair is wet after a shower, it is easy to cause rapid heat loss. Therefore, you should put on a bath towel after taking a rest or getting wet. After bathing, you should dry your hair in time and put on clothes. If possible, it is best to blow dry your hair with a hair dryer.

I would like to remind everyone that when swimming, you need to master the appropriate amount of exercise. You should make a reasonable fitness plan based on age, gender, health status, sports foundation, physical strength characteristics and exercise habits, and persevere, you will definitely achieve the best results. Best exercise effect.

When swimming in water in winter, the water temperature stimulates the surface of human skin and can better promote blood circulation. It can be seen that swimming is not only a sport suitable for all seasons, but also a sport that requires long-term persistence.

If it helps you, I hope you can adopt it!