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Swimming is the movement through water of humans, animals and other creatures, without artificial assistance. Swimming is an excellent form of exercise. Because the density of the human body is approximately similar to that of water, the body is supported by the water and less stress is therefore placed on joints and b... more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Obesity
244
89%
Fitness Goals
205
98%
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
138
96%
Arthritis
125
89%
Sports Injuries
43
79%
Overall, 93% (830 Members) find Swimming helpful

Swimming Reviews

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Hubby & I started light cardio in pool where low impact...so far, so good, this is in addition to other stuff...
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Worked
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Yes, helps me sometimes.
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It was great exercise
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Definately helpful, but proved useless when summer was over
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aqua areobics
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i find swimming helpsand not sitting or standing for long periods of time
Well, I've just started up again, and so far so good.
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water aerobics class
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Love it...
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when my apt kept the pool open, they closed it.
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great
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love swimming for leisure
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Hour or more, every few days
Stronger upper body
More stamina
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Swam several laps a day, sometimes twice a day. Helped me lose 15 pounds. And its FUN!
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Discussions

  1. Discussion: Swimming.....
    I love swimming and I have no pool either. I miss the days when my aunt and uncle would fly down and stay at a hotel. We would all go to the hotel an... [More]
  2. Discussion: Swimming.....
    thats a wonderful Idea..Im not the skinniest person....but I dont care.....I want to go swimming!!!!! [More]
  3. Discussion: Swimming
    i wear swim moulds to keep the water out [More]
  4. Advice: Swimming
    Hello, I'd like to start swimming, but I just have no idea how to go about it. I've been swimming fairly recently, and I was just awful, I can't swi... [More]
  5. Discussion: Swimming
    Simple answer - No Problem for me swimming. Swimming does not help or hurt my particular brand of T. [More]

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