Just 30 minutes of swimming a week can protect against heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. A 2016 study indicates that swimming helps lower blood pressure. Researchers found that exercise had a beneficial effect on blood pressure and heart walls.
People with an injury or condition such as arthritis may find it difficult to perform high impact exercises. For people who have suffered an injury, rehabilitation swimming helps them regain lost motor skills, facilitates socialisation and improves quality of life as swimming does not injure the joints.
Swimming is a great way to burn calories. 30 minutes of active swimming burns 360 calories and engages 70% of your muscles. Swimmers can use a specific formula to determine how many calories are burned during a workout: Total calories burned = duration (in minutes) x (MET x 3.5 x weight in kilograms) / 200