16 Apr How Swimming Reduces Depression
I've always known that I climb out of any pool a lot happier than when I dove in. Yes, I know any kind of aerobic exercise relieves depression. click here to read more about swimming and depression...
12 Apr Swimming as a religious experience
To call swimming a religious experience might sound like sacrilege. But for many of us, every time we slip into a bikini, or plunge into the ocean, or pound out our laps, we're actually taking part in a spiritual rite....
02 Apr Swimming has significant benefits for older adults
Swimming improves vascular function, BP in older adults HealthDay News -- Regular swimming improved blood pressure (BP) and vascular function in older adults with early hypertension, study data indicate. "Swimming exercise elicits hypotensive effects and improvements in vascular function in...
29 Mar The importance of showering BEFORE you enter any swimming pool
Teach Your Children Well: Shower before Swimming You are heading off to your community pool. The mental check list goes...
29 Mar The importance of keeping your swimming pool’s water balanced
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29 Mar The top ten pool floats for the swimming pool season
Top 10 Pool Floats, Lounges and Inflatables Make the most of your swimming season with the Top 10 pool floats, lounges, and inflatables! Adults and kids alike love to relax in the pool on floating mattresses or get some fitness...
28 Mar New ways to garner benefits from exercising in your swimming pool
Aqua fitness: Cool in the pool Exercising in water has huge health benefits – but swimming lengths can be repetitive. Now a new wave of aqua fitness workouts is making a splash Swimming is popular, there's no doubt about that....
06 Mar New Study promotes swimming as healthy activity
Study Shows Swimming Improves Vascular Function
By Kendra Kozen | February 2012, Aquatics International Online
New research shows that regular swimming exercise can improve vascular health and lower blood pressure.
A research team led by Dr. Nantinee Nualnim of the University of Texas, Austin's Cardiovascular Aging Research Laboratory looked at 43 adults over age 50 with either prehypertension, or stage 1 hypertension but not on any medication. The participants were randomly assigned to either perform 12 weeks of swimming exercises or 12 weeks of relaxation exercises.