Swimming: A Worthwhile Sport

Hello everyone!

Swimming liberates, swimming trains, swimming is fun, swimming refreshes!

In short, swimming is a sensible sport to kill several birds with one stone. Which muscle groups are trained during swimming, how many calories you burn, and what else is worth knowing, you will find out in this post:

Swimming is the ideal sport to train your fitness and muscles at the same time. It is considered effective cardiovascular training and trains the heart muscle. Because the water pressure compresses the blood vessels at the skin surface, the blood is pushed back into the chest cavity, and the heart has to work hard against it. As a result, the heart volume gradually increases, the heart rate decreases, and the body becomes more efficient and stable.

In addition, regular swimming training keeps the legs well-supplied with blood, which in turn strengthens the veins. The respiratory muscles are also strengthened, as inhaling is made more difficult by the water pressure. The joints remain completely spared, which is why swimming is also suitable for people who struggle with other sports (joint or back problems, overweight). In the water, we only carry 1/7 of our body weight.

Whether breaststroke, crawl, or backstroke, every swimming style evenly engages all muscle groups. This builds muscle all around, leading to a toned, defined body (provided your diet is on point!).

As cardiovascular training, swimming is also optimal, because anyone who has ever swum briskly for more than 30 minutes at a time knows how strenuous it is. So swimming has little to do with "going for a dip" and is just as effective as jogging, only much gentler on the joints.

A lot of calories are burned while swimming, and through sustained muscle building, the basal metabolic rate (i.e., calorie consumption at rest) increases. A study by the Institute for Prevention and Aftercare (IPN) has shown that energy and fat consumption while swimming is just as high as when cycling. One hour of breaststroke burns approx. 531 kcal, while one hour of crawl burns approx. 900 kcal.

I hope these were enough arguments to take the plunge into the cold water. Anyone who firmly incorporates swimming training into their weekly routine will soon benefit from the advantages.