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What swimming does to your body will genuinely surprise you. It works your entire body at once. No other exercise engages this many muscle groups in a single motion, using water resistance instead of weights to build strength. It burns more than you’d think. A 150 pound person burns roughly 400 to 700 calories an hour, depending on stroke and intensity. Your heart gets dramatically stronger. A national wellbeing study found regular swimmers have a 41 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease or stroke. Your joints barely feel it. Water supports most of your bodyweight, so you get a serious cardio workout with almost none of the impact running carries. Swimmers outlive non-swimmers. A study tracking over 40,000 men found swimmers had a lower risk of death than runners, walkers, or sedentary adults over the same period. Your mobility opens right up. The full range of motion in every stroke keeps your shoulders, hips, and spine mobile in a way most gym routines miss. Your mind calms down too. Aerobic exercise like swimming is linked to reduced anxiety and depressive symptoms. And age barely slows it down. Because it’s low impact, people keep swimming well into their 70s and 80s. One exercise. Almost every box checked. Do you swim regularly, or is this convincing you to start? Follow @ATHLETE for more. Comment “LIST” and I’ll DM you our free newsletter, breakdowns, giveaways, and stories we don’t post here.

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