Your body right now is begging you to swim, but you probably don't even realize it.
There is nothing more beneficial you can physically do for your body. It greatly helps your cardiovascular system, endurance, flexibility, muscle strength, and even your posture. There's very little stress involved in the sport, so you're unlikely to get injured in the pool. You'll look and feel sexier, guaranteed. Isn't it worth an hour or two a week to help your body out?
Swimming is a full body exercise, inside and out. It works every single muscle in your body. Head to toes. ankles to sholders. Abs to back. I could do this all day. Then you need to realize the affects on your inside. Your heart will beat stronger and more efficiently, allowing you to relax more fully. Your lungs become much stronger. I've witnessed benefits with singing and playing the saxophone, because I've got huge strong lungs for a little guy.
You also burn a crazy amount of calories while swimming. Varying with effort, a 150 person can burn 500-800 calories by swimming for just an hour. When you're an athlete training for two-four hours in the pool, you can imagine the amount of calories you can burn. In season I eat. I eat. I eat. When I'm done eating, I eat some more. And that's just breakfast. It doesn't matter what food. It doesn't matter what time of day. Broccoli to bacon. I'm 5' 10' and I'm 140 pounds for one reason only. Swimming, duh. You don't have to swim for hours or even swim laps to help out your body. You can still help your body out and lose weight just by moving around in water a couple times a week.
You will love the way you feel during and after swimming. It's a form of meditation. When your swimming, you don't hear anything. There are no distractions. It's just you thinking about your breathing pattern and the steady beat of your stroke. It can be the most rigorous or relaxing thing in the world, depending on what you want. The pool can leave you intensely awake and refreshed. Imagine that groggy feeling getting blasted away by cold water. You're like a different person afterwords. Now imagine your whole body getting invigorated in water.
Now for my biggest reason why you should swim.
Dana Torres.
Guess her age. Ummmm... 24, 25? I dunno, I've always been bad at this game. She's actually 41 years old and has a baby girl named Tessa....my brain just short circuited for a second there. A little smoke is coming out of my ear.
This woman is looks incredible. She owes that body to dedication to the sport of swimming. She took home a silver medal from Beijing.
If she's 41 now, she's gonna live until she's 200 years old.
Kidding aside, swimmers do have a greater life expectancy than walkers and runners.
Plus, every time you swim, you'll look a little more like Dana here. Guys, you may not admit it, but you wish you had guns like her.
Plus, sometimes I've even heard (though I'll never say it myself) that swimming is a lot of fun. Especially if you have some buddies to go with. You might enjoy the feeling of weightlessness as you glide through water. You might enjoy being mean to yourself, pushing for that extra lap. You might just think water polo is the best sport ever.
What more incentive do you need. You'll look better, feel better, live longer, and have fun.
Your body is begging you.
Just trust me. Swim.
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