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What are the significant effects of swimming to lose weight?

Asked by:Brielle

Asked on:Apr 17, 2026 03:31 AM

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  • Georgia Georgia

    Apr 17, 2026

      Effects of swimming weight loss method:

      

        1. It can avoid sports injuries of lower limbs and waist. When performing weight loss exercises on land, obese people have a large weight, which causes the body (especially the lower limbs and waist) to bear a large gravity load, which reduces exercise ability and makes them prone to fatigue, which greatly reduces the interest in weight loss exercises and can damage the joints and bones of the lower limbs. When swimming is carried out in water, a considerable part of the obese person's weight is borne by the buoyancy of the water, which makes the lower limbs and waist much more relaxed, and the risk of joint and bone damage is greatly reduced.

      2. Swimming consumes a lot of energy. This is because the resistance of water during swimming is much greater than the resistance of air during land exercise. Walking in the water is laborious, and swimming will definitely consume more calories. At the same time, the thermal conductivity of water is 24 times greater than that of air, and the water temperature is generally lower than the air temperature, which is also beneficial to heat dissipation and heat consumption. Therefore, the energy consumed during swimming is much greater than that in land-based sports such as running, so the weight loss effect is more obvious.

      3. You can enjoy natural massage services: When swimming, the buoyancy, resistance and pressure of the water are an excellent massage for the human body. skin It can also play a role in beauty.

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