New Year’s Eve is almost here. For many of us, that means getting dressed up, celebrating with friends, and staying up way past our usual bedtime to properly greet the New Year. It’s also a time for us to stop and assess how our year has gone; what we’ve accomplished and what our hopes, goals and dreams are for the year to come. This inevitably brings up the topic of New Year’s Resolutions. Resolutions come in many shapes and sizes. And, in fact, for many of us, the resolution itself is to change our own shapes and sizes. If getting more fit and feeling more healthy in the New Year is on your list, here are the health benefits of swimming to get you there. If exercises such as jogging are too jarring for you, swimming is a great way to get the health benefit of getting your heart pumping without the high impact stress of pounding the pavement. Swimming tones your muscles and builds strength. It provides a full body workout. In addition to increasing your overall strength, swimming can improve your coordination, balance and posture. There’s no better exercise to improve cardiovascular health. Swimming just 30 minutes a […]
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