Swimming exercises shape a better you

Sound mind and healthy body makes a person enjoy life and its daily rigors and activities. Nowadays, there are so many people hooked up in yoga practices, aerobics, gym sessions, physical trainings, etc. because they want to experience this state of physical-emotional-mental fitness and relaxation. For others, they prefer to jog around the area or do brisk walking at the park or swimming exercises, with one important objective in mind: to be in good physical shape --- bones, muscles, lungs, heart, and other organs.

Of all the training regimens, swimming exercises have been believed to be the best form, mainly because of the use of the entire body --- working the major muscle groups, requiring strong heart and lung discipline, and avoiding stress on the joints. With proper and regular swimming exercise, one would tone his upper body muscles, making it look better compared to the beefy muscular look of weight lifters. Even though the lower part of the body doesn’t exert much effort, it’s still a good form of exercise for those with leg or knee injuries, since the water cushions it and prevents it from being stressed. So, it would be advisable to have a set of “land exercises” to also mold the lower half of the body.

Some forms of exercise are designed for the toning of the upper half of the body, others are for the contouring of the lower half of the body, there are a few exercises for the shaping of the joints and bones, and some are for the cardiovascular benefits of your body. If one does a little of each, and continues doing it in a regular basis, he’ll soon realize that he’s giving himself a well-rounded build.

Although swimming exercises the whole body, thus considered, as a good and holistic form of work out, it’s important to note that it’s not that effective in weight loss, compared to running, jogging, or cycling. Reason being, swimming stimulates appetite, so the calories burned during the swimming exercise have been compensated with the increased intake. It just shows that swimming exercises may not be the best and perfect form of exercise, but it is a better alternative to not doing any exercise at all. As long as one sticks to the routine, and disciplines himself to control the urge to eat more after the swim, then surely, one would get the healthy and formed body he desires. Plus, if he adds a 15-30 minute walk in his daily schedule, he’ll definitely have the best exercise program to keep him in shape.

In exercise, either one’s doing aerobics training, weight lifting, sports, or swimming exercises, the most important thing that one has to bear in mind is to be consistent, disciplined, and iron willed, and everything else will follow.