Swimming is a sport that improves cardio-respiratory capacity, promotes relaxation and has positive effects on mood. But the benefits do not end there: it increases muscular endurance, strength and flexibility, not to mention the fact that it allows you to burn many calories.

Let's start with calories. It is often said - and rightly so - that swimming is a complete sport because it works all the muscles in the body. In thirty minutes of
swimming you can burn between 100 and 500 calories. Constant swimming increases one's aerobic capacity with positive effects on heart rate and blood pressure. This is why it is aimed at athletes of all levels and ages.

In addition, joint loads are reduced in the water and the joints have a greater possibility of performing large movements without pain. This is why we are dealing with a discipline that is able to meet the needs of obese people or those with osteoarticular problems. Beware, however, of overload pathologies that can arise when not supervised by qualified instructors.

Swimming is an untraumatic sport, but it is also very technical. If your technique is sloppy, you risk overloading and inflammation. Some caution is required
then if you have cardiovascular or respiratory diseases, all the more so if they are serious or poorly controlled. The advice is to evaluate with your doctor how to train without risk.

Let's not confuse swimming with hydrokinesitherapy. The former is a sport, while the latter is a rehabilitation method that exploits the benefits of water, even in the recovery phases following an injury or surgery. Water gives the patient the possibility of resuming his or her functional activities, preventing the weight of the body from bearing down on the injured joints. The resistance of the water is gradual: this allows uniform muscle tension to be maintained during movements to the benefit of recovering muscle tone and flexibility.