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| Swimming for exercise Swimming is a good form of exercise exercise quick summary: The word exercise can mean the following:... [For more info, click on this link]. Because the density density quick summary: Density (symbol: ρ - greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume.... [For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link] of the human body is approximately similar to water water quick summary: Water (from the anglo-saxon and low german language|low german węter) is a colourless, tasteless, and odourless substance that is essential to all... [For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link], EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (the body is supported by the water and less stress is therefore placed on joints and bones. Furthermore, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (the resistance hydrodynamics quick summary: Hydrodynamics is fluid dynamics applied to liquids, such as water, alcohol, oil, and blood.... [For more info, click on this link] against movement depends heavily on the speed of the movement, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (allowing the fine tuning of the exercise according to ones ability. Therefore, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (swimming is frequently used as an exercise in rehabilitation after injuries or for the disabled disability quick summary: The term "disability", as it is applied to humans, refers to any condition that impedes the completion of daily tasks using traditional methods.... [Click link for more facts about this topic]. Swimming is an aerobic exercise aerobic exercise quick summary: Aerobic exercise is a type of exercise in which muscles draw on oxygen in the blood as well as fats and glucose, that increase cardiovascular enduran... [For more info, click on this link] due to the relatively long exercise times, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (requiring a constant oxygen oxygen quick summary: | colspan="2" align="center" | nitrogen - oxygen - fluorine... [For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link] supply to the muscles, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (except for short sprints where the muscles work anaerobically anaerobic exercise quick summary: Anaerobic exercise is complementary to aerobic exercise.... [For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link]. As with most aerobic exercise it is believed to reduce the harmful effects of stress Stress (medicine) quick summary: Stress (roughly the opposite of relaxation) is a medical term for a wide range of strong external stimuli, both physiological and psychological, which can cause... [For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link]. While aerobic exercises usually burn fat and help with losing weight, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (this effect is limited in swimming, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (even though being in cold water burns more food energy food energy quick summary: Food energy is the amount of energy in food.... [For more, click on this link] to maintain body temperature. The reason that swimming does not significantly reduce weight is still poorly understood, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (but seems to be related to the better heat conduction of water. A number of reasons are suspected. First, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (water cools the body much faster than air, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (and most researchers believe that subsequently the body aims to maintain a layer of fat under the skin skin quick summary: Dablink|this article is about skin in the biological sense.... [For more, click on this link] for insulation insulation quick summary: Insulation is sometimes confused with either weatherization or thermal mass, but is distinct from both.... [For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link]. Secondly, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (it is believed that appetite appetite quick summary: The appetite is the desire to eat food, felt as hunger.... [Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject] decreases as your body temperature increases, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (as for example during exercise. However, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (during swimming the body is cooled down almost instantly as the surrounding water is usually cooler than the body temperature, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (and some researchers believe that this may actually increase the appetite. This assumption is not yet proven by research. Finally, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (some researchers also believe that the metabolism metabolism quick summary: Metabolism (from μεταβολισμος (metabolismos), the greek word for "change"), is the biochemical... [For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link] of the body increases at higher body temperature, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (burning more food energy. Again, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (during swimming the body is cooled down by the surrounding water, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (reducing the metabolism, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (and subsequently the amount of food energy burnt. This assumption is also not yet proven by research. Swimming exercises almost all muscle muscle quick summary: Muscle is a contractile form of tissue (biology)|tissue.... [Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject]s in the body. Usually, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (the arm arm quick summary: In anatomy, the arm is the upper limb of a bipedal mammal, specifically the segment between the shoulder and the elbow.... [For more, click on this link]s and upper body are exercised more than the leg leg quick summary: Leg has multiple meanings:... [For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link]s. In competitive swimming, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (excessive leg muscles can be seen as a disadvantage as they consume more oxygen, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (which would be needed for the muscles of the arms. However, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (this depends on the swimming style. While breaststroke breaststroke quick summary: Breaststroke is swum on the breast and is the most popular recreational swimming style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water... [For more, click on this link] generates significant movement with the legs, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (front crawl front crawl quick summary: Front crawl is the fastest swimming style known, and therefore usually swum in freestyle competitions.... [For more info, click on this link] propels the body mainly with the arms. Sometimes the swimming consists of swimming laps using a conventional stroke, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (such as the front crawl front crawl quick summary: Front crawl is the fastest swimming style known, and therefore usually swum in freestyle competitions.... [Click link for more facts about this topic]; other forms can include different forms of exercise performed in the water, EHandler: no quick summary. Follow link. (such as aqua aerobics. |