It’s safe to say that swimming is one of the most versatile and effective workouts around. Choose front crawl over butterfly, or swap backstroke for breaststroke, and you work different muscles. Pick up the pace to increase the intensity, or go long and slow and build endurance.
Swimming workouts are low-impact, tone muscles, reduce stress, and promote better sleep. Recently, I was listening to an old episode of BBC Radio 4’s Just One Thing back, where Dr Michael Mosley talked to guest Professor Hiro Tanaka about how swimming could be the best exercise you can do, particularly for longevity.
