Why Swimming Is So Good For You

Adrian Dinis

FROM TIME MAGAZINE...

 

 
MARCH 2, 2017 12:17 PM EST

Every type of exercise has its selling points. But swimming is unlike any other aerobic workout in a few important ways.

First, the fact that you’re submerged in water means your bones and muscles are somewhat unshackled from the constraints of gravity, says Hirofumi Tanaka, a professor of kinesiology and director of the Cardiovascular Aging Research Lab at the University of Texas.

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