A brief discussion on the benefits of children learning to swim

Although there are fewer large rivers and lakes nowadays, there are more and more indoor playgrounds of various types. There are many benefits for children to learn swimming. Children learn swimming not only for the purpose of learning, but also because it is beneficial to their health. Even if he didn't succeed in learning to swim in the end, he was exercising in the process, which is a very good thing. Nowadays, many parents are willing to take their children to learn swimming, so that their children can make more good friends in the process of learning.

The biggest benefit of swimming for children is that it can improve the functions of their respiratory and cardiovascular systems. For example, after swimming training, the lung capacity of children in the swimming group can be increased by 74%. Swimming can also improve children's ability to resist disease. Obviously, this is because after long-term swimming, young children have adapted to the stimulation of cold water, and their body's ability to regulate changes in external temperature has improved accordingly, so they can adapt to sudden changes in temperature more quickly. Moreover, young children who swim regularly have higher levels of immunoglobulin in their blood and are less likely to get sick. When children swim, they can fully come into contact with sunlight, water, and air, which promotes the body's absorption of vitamin D and is beneficial to the physical development of children. Swimming can exercise children's nervous system, thus creating a material foundation for the development of children's psychological qualities.

Swimming for infants and young children can enhance their cardiopulmonary function, improve their lung capacity, and regulate their immunity. When swimming, the pressure of water on the chest increases lung capacity, which has a good effect on the development of the baby's chest. Swimming is a safe and natural way for babies to exercise. After persisting for a period of time, mothers will find that their baby's chest development and lung capacity improvement are significantly better than those of infants and young children of the same age. The impact of water waves and water pressure on the baby's skin massages the peripheral blood vessels and gives the baby's heart a good exercise. Swimming increases the oxygen consumption of the baby's muscles throughout the body. In addition, the compression of water on the peripheral veins effectively promotes blood circulation and improves the baby's heart function. It has been measured that the heart rate of infants and young children who can swim is 6-8 beats lower than that of those who cannot swim.

There are advantages and problems for children to learn swimming. Parents should not be confused by the advantages and forget the disadvantages. Various accidents may occur when children learn to swim, and there is even a risk of injury and drowning. Therefore, when learning to swim, you must find a good coach and a good swimming pool to ensure your child's safety.