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Five Reasons Why Kids Should Swim for Heart Health



Swimming is an activity that provides many benefits and specifically adds to the health of our hearts. Addressing risk factors early in life can set your child on the path to healthy living in the coming decades.

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Swimming For Health

Many parents will agree that modern life can be quite fast even for young children. We are moving and exercising less and less, and long-term negative effects on our health cannot be neglected. Creating habits of a healthy lifestyle should be something that children learn early.

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Key Takeaways:

  • Swimming helps to burn calories and can help you lose weight or stay at a healthy weight.
  • Swimming can lower your blood pressure and also improve your blood vessels' function.
  • Swimming will help you burn fat which can reduce your bad cholesterol levels and raise your good ones.

"In fact, the CDC says obesity affects 1 in 5 children in the U.S. Swimming is an exercise that can aid in the prevention of many of the factors of heart disease while providing the physical and mental benefits of exercise for a healthy heart."

Read more: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220201005240/en/Five-Reasons-Why-Kids-Should-Swim-for-Heart-Health

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Richard



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