The health benefits of swimming revealed

Swim England highlights the health and wellbeing benefits of swimming, and they are extensive.

# Swimming offers a low impact, high reward effect

• Improves heart health

• Lowers blood pressure

• Improves lung capacity

• Reduces joint pain

• Increased bone strength

# Swimming is suitable for all ages, even from three months old!

• Helps children develop more quickly, both physically and mentally

• Reduces stress, and improves overall health in adults

• Supports the elderly in their physical and mental agility

# You may find it also boosts your life expectancy

• 28% reduction of early death

• 41% reduction of death through heart disease and stroke

# It may also reduce the effects of long-term conditions

• 70% of NHS budget goes on chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.... you can help lower this through looking after yourself

• Regular physical activity, such as swimming, can lower the reoccurrence of diabetes and heart disease by 20-40%