Why swim ?

The Swimming Trust is mindful of how we are all looking to find a balance in our lives.  Juggling hectic lifestyles, work, family, friends and combining healthy eating and exercise plans, is not easy for anyone in todays society.  How do we fit it all in ? As advocates of swimming in everyday life, the Trust aims to help find this balance for more people so that they too can experience the rewards of swimming as a way to enjoy a fun recreational activity.  The Swimming Trust is strongly committed to endorsing the wellbeing benefits that participation in swimming brings:

• Regulates breathing and stimulates circulation
• Reduces stress on joints
• Tones the body and provides excellent cardiovascular exercise
• Strengthens heart muscles and improves delivery of oxygen
• Improves strength and flexibility
• Enhances muscle stamina and balance
• Relives stress and tension
• Aids weight control
• Improves posture and flexibility
• Beneficial during pregnancy
• Sense of achievement
• Success of personal goals
• Sense of well – being
• Development of sportsmanship skills
• Time management
• Self discipline
• Increase sense of self-worth                                  ... and more