You might hate the way you look in a swimming suit, but swimming is a good way to improve unwanted cellulite. Cellulite is a common problem for women, and many expensive spa treatments promise to banish cellulite forever. The truth, though, is that “miracle” cures do not work well.
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Swimming benefits your health at any stage of your life. Intense workouts burn calories and improve cardiovascular fitness without the injuries often associated with high-impact exercise such as running. Swimming laps in a pool enables you to keep track of how far and how fast you swim.
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Swimming-pool water is only as safe as the chemicals used to maintain the pool. Chlorine is the chemical most public and private pools rely on for disinfection, and it usually is effective and safe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website states that chlorine levels of 1.0 to 3.
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One-mile swimming workouts are ideal for performing before or after work. The distance is not overly long, allowing most swimmers to finish in less than one hour. In a 50-meter pool, one mile equals 16 laps or 32 lengths of the pool for a total of 1,600 meters.
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