I love the workout that is afforded me by my once-a-week swim sessions. There are a number of benefits provided by swimming. Aquatic exercise, in general, is accessible to all ability levels. All people can benefit from some type of aquatic exercise. My personally sessions do not get started without some serious self- motivation in the form of kickstarting. there is a part within me that requires serious kickstarting to get the session going. The inner conflict is a conundrum; it is not my favorite exercise modality. but by beginning and starting the session brings me closer to finishing the se must start the session.
I like to exercise. It is a spiritual endeavor for me. Being a single, childless, older adult male, I am pretty much unfettered. Swimming is a perfect adjunct to my overall routine. Things are, definitely, more interesting with swimming as part of the mix. The point of exercise, ultimately, is to get the body to move. Through movement, the totality of one’s physiology is positively affected. The crux is to get a-moving. Overall, with this, I do not have an issue.
Swimming is a total body workout. I personally use swimming as a way to address the body as a whole. Front Crawl, Back Stroke, Side Stroke, Elementary Back Stroke, Underwater Frog. The cardiovascular is a by-product of the session. I am not a swimmer as much as I am a person who attempts to swim . . . . swimming stretches me (aerobically). The following are nine benefits of swimming.
1. Swimming is good for bone health
2. Swimming may help with chronic pain mitigation
3. Swimming may induce better sleep
4. Swimming may elicit improvement in mood
5. Swimming can improve lung strength
6. Swimming may boost brain power
7. Swimming can improve heart health
8. Swimming can keep you lean
9. Swimming can help you live longer
10. Swimming is gentle on the body
The ability to move the body is a challenge . Difficulty in moving can be attributed to illness, injury, or some type of incapacitation. The effect of gravity is, relatively, easy to contend with for a healthy person. Gravity, coupled with a physical limitation, makes completing a normal task a challenging feat. In some cases, it would be impossible to accomplish the task. Aquatic exercise provides a buoyancy to the body. The buoyancy facilitates degrees of movement for the body that, under normal circumstances, would be inaccessible. People with joint injuries or are dealing with obesity derive immense benefit from aquatic exercise.
Health is shaped by health care, living conditions and environment, and movement.32 Personal behaviors—including exercise; nutritious eating; limiting tobacco, alcohol, and drugs and appropriate health care are hugely impactful. But it takes more than personal determination to maintain a healthy lifestyle and get health care.33 People who want to make healthy choices cannot do so if those choices are unavailable, unaffordable, or discriminatory where they live, work, study, and play—or if systemic societal barriers block the doors to opportunity and better health. Environmental factors also limit healthy choices, as when neighborhoods and communities lack access to clean air, land, and water, as well as safety from violence or severe extreme weather events, especially those exacerbated by climate change.
Personally, I have a reluctance to submersing myself into the cement pond. The initial inertia of non-activity is a self imposed, psychological bulwark. My body wants to dive in, get the session completed. My mind gloms on to any random act or activity that will impede any progress in the direction of swimming. This is not fear, per see; I am a competent swimmer. The origin of this inertia escapes me. I mentally drag myself to the workout. All is moot once I am in the pool. Although, this is just one of my activities, the benefits from indulging it are . . . . . . far reaching. Swimming is a ‘big bang for the buck’ activity. It is an activity that many would find beneficial.
Health can be influenced by living conditions and environment.32 It depends greatly on personal behaviors—including exercise; nutritious eating; limiting tobacco, alcohol, and drugs; and receiving appropriate health care. But it takes more than personal determination to maintain a healthy lifestyle and get health care.33 People who want to make healthy choices cannot do so if those choices are unavailable, unaffordable, or discriminatory —or if systemic societal barriers block the doors to opportunity and better health. Environmental factors also limit healthy choices, as when neighborhoods and communities lack access to clean air, land, and water, as well as safety from violence or severe extreme weather events, especially those exacerbated by climate change.
Definitely, exercise for the average resident of the United States is lacking. The number of adults (over 18 y.o.) that exercise to the extent recommended by the CDC is 1 in 4. About 50% of U. S. A. residents do not meet the minimum exercise requirement. ‘I’ happily force myself to the pool . . . three cheers and a tiger for me. The buoyancy factor imparted by water allows for swimming to be accessible to nearly all people; in particular, those who may have some degree of physical limitation. Swimming is an activity that benefits the entire body, head to toe, inside and outside. I approach this exercising as a physical-spiritual endeavor. I derive / receive a sense of pleasure and fulfillment from approaching it thus.
Ab-Sutra Wellness and Fitness 