What are the benefits of swimming for children?

Swimming is a very familiar sport, especially in summer, because the weather is hot, so underwater sports like swimming become very popular. Swimming has many benefits to the body, so many parents use the summer vacation to teach their children how to swim. Only by understanding the benefits of swimming can they learn better. Let’s talk about the benefits of swimming for children.

When swimming, the buoyancy of water reduces the effect of gravity on blood circulation, providing favorable conditions for the heart's work; and the impact of water waves on the skin can massage the peripheral blood vessels. Therefore, swimming can give the heart a better workout. When swimming, the pressure of water on the thorax increases lung capacity and has a good effect on the development of the thorax.

Water has a greater thermal conductivity than air. People consume more energy when they are in water than when they are on land. To compensate, the digestive system is required to strengthen its digestion and absorption functions to absorb large amounts of nutrients to meet needs. This is undoubtedly beneficial to promoting the growth of infants and young children.

Infants and young children who regularly swim rarely catch colds because they have been active in water environments since childhood. Research by Japanese children's swimming researchers has confirmed that the incidence rate of infants and young children who do not swim is 3-4 times higher than that of infants and young children who practice swimming. In addition, swimming can also bring benefits like sunbathing, which is beneficial to bone calcification in infants and young children and prevents rickets.

Newborn babies need more care when swimming

Newborn babies have weaker constitutions and have more stringent requirements on water quality, water temperature and room temperature when swimming, and they also need more special care.

Water quality: The water used by newborn babies for swimming must be specially disinfected and the water quality must be close to the composition of amniotic fluid to reduce the baby's discomfort.

Water temperature: The water temperature is required to be between 38 and 40 degrees Celsius.

Room temperature: The room temperature should be kept between 28 and 30 degrees Celsius.

Belly button: Before swimming, you should take care of your newborn baby’s belly button and then apply a waterproof belly button patch to prevent infection.

The article introduces some benefits of swimming. The first sport that many newborns are exposed to is swimming. Swimming can allow the baby to feel the living environment in the amniotic fluid, and have a sense of security and relaxation, which is more conducive to the child's growth. In addition, swimming can exercise muscles throughout the body and is also a good way to shape your body and keep fit.