Swimming

I love to swim I always feel great after a good swim I could live in pool.

I have a hard time getting up and down ladders because of weak knees.

I like swimming, because it's a good sport health wise. I never get sick since my immune system has become stronger.

swimming in the winter may sound strange BUT did you know that most places that have a pool in the high school etc offer public swimming at least for people with a doctor certificate? Check out your town or city and see what might be available for you. I am lucky and we have a therapeutic pool available for residents for $5 a year with a form signed by your doctor but even the little village I lived in back in Western NY had a pool at the high school you could use

easy on the body and you decide on the level of exercise that you do

you get wet LOL

Swimming is my favorite form of exercise in the summer; walking in the winter. It feels so good to stretch out your limbs in the warm water and get moving!

I feel better after a good swimm

fun and cool

got to travel to do it

i used to be a professional swimmer. the excercise definitely improved the quality of life

wonderful effects for the body and mind

i have fibromyalgia, so swimming is painful after a while

I also swim quite of bit but i tend not to get over excited. I enjoy the relaxation of it

enjoyable

this time of year the weather sucks…collldddd

I am lucky and live in Florida now so can swim for a longer period of time but the pool gets cold due to drops in temperature at night. Yes, it sounds silly but boy can the water get icy.

I lived in Western NY and almost everywhere I have lived has had some sort of public facility for swimming if you have a doctor sign for you. In NY it was at a school about 15 minutes away. They call it therapy and most of our doctors would happily sign for us I think. I already have my slip ready for when I cannot go out back to swim. They even have water aerobics as well as free style swim. It is $5 a year for residents and about $100 for non-residents.

Feels so good especially if you have any injuries or arthritis

Yes, finding a place to swim when it gets chilly. We also have Planet Fitness here and if you have one near you and it has a pool, they have a membership for $10 a month. Right now that is a lot to many of us but it is an option if you can't walk etc.

best exercise for me!

No impact!
Easy on joints so I can do it for two hours a day.

Can't do it year round without a huge expense.
Has to be warm/hot outside to do this.

Yes, it is a wonderful excersize that's easy and the water helps!

Swimming is very stress relieving and a good way to work all of your muscles and stay healthy.

If you're self concious about your body, it's hard to want to swim in front of others.

I am unable to swim, but I walk laps, I don't know how many calories it burns but I feel better when I get out of the water.

helps loosen my joints due to JRA.
keeps my blood levels down some

Swimming for one half hour and water exercise is the best for me. I will miss it when the weather gets too cold!

Not hard on your body at all!

none so far!

Due to injury I cannot walk very much but do love to swim. Luckily I have a pool in my complex. I try to get out there at least 4x a week and do at least one hour of water exercise and swimming laps. I even do crunches which would be impossible to do out of the water due to my back injury.

Doctors all seem to love to hear you swim. Easy on the body yet you feel the burn and know you exercised. Builds up your cardio in a short time, Helps strengthen your core which helps your back, Relaxing and anyone can do something in the water whether it is exercise or just walking

I can't think of a single one other than watch yourself if swimming outdoors and make sure you use sunscreen

OH! If you skip your sessions be prepared to feel as though you are starting all over. Motivation to continue is feeling back to square one with reps and laps if you do not

I love to Swim

if you have back problems this will help you a lot. I went to the ymca last year for a one week everyday just going there and swimming for my back pain and it help me a lot with the pain.

My back pain came back when I got out of the water

Swimming is a great way to exercise thos long muscles without putting stress on one's body, such as what happens when we jog or ride an exercycle. I recently had knee surgery, and was surprised when the doc said, 9 days afetr surgery, that I could use the community swimming pool. I was still taking narcotic pain pills, and fortunately my husband was near me. The bouyancy provided by the water was very relaxing and I did some stretching. But I stayed in the water too long and became chilled, and needed assisatnce when I hit the full gravity. But this did not deter me from continuing to use the pool.

Stress-free exercise. Invigorating. Takes years off one's mind (improves mental health).

Got to use common sense…

i get pool and its very effective

even if u can't swim u will still feel the passion

Swimming is great!! helps in every way. I have a pool so I can get in it alot, it makes me feel so much better…Barbara

i go to the pool as much as i can.lived in fla for a year and swam in the bay a lot.want to move back.

uses all the mussels

sharks.lol