Swimming is in many ways good for your health. The sport brings in the cool waters of the metabolism to speed. That responsibility is especially the higher thermal conductivity compared to air the water: The body loses heat to the water, whereby the metabolic needs to work harder to compensate for heat loss. The immune system is strengthened so that it is less susceptible to colds and other illnesses. The water exerts pressure on the blood vessels. Thus more blood is transported to the heart. This leads to a larger stroke volume, ie there is more blood pumped per heart beat. The heart needs to beat less quickly because the pulse is reduced. The pulmonary function is improved by regular swimming workout. To move around in the water, the body has to fight against the water resistance. This makes swimming at a good weight training. The water resistance slows down further from the moves. Sudden sharp movements in the water can not therefore. run The risk of injury compared to other sports so much smaller. Another big advantage is that swimming the joints, tendons and ligaments no charge. This is due to the buoyancy of the water. While swimming, you weigh only about 90% of the weight outside of the pool. Especially for overweight Swimming is therefore the best way to abzutrainieren the excess pounds. Not quite irrelevant, however, the choice of the swimming style. Most prefer or have never learned anything other than the breast stroke. Breast stroke, however, in some respects worse than, say, crawl or backstroke. When most of the recreational breaststroke swimmer permanently keep above the water surface. This can cause problems in the throat and neck area. In addition, the kick can irritate the knee. Is there a better crawl, dolphin and backstroke, with the first two, however, are not so easy to learn.