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Foot Cramps During Swimming

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Milo Dakota

Swimming, one of the safest forms of exercise, can keep everyone from toddlers to senior citizens fit. Swimming provides a cardiovascular workout and strengthens your entire body. It's kind to your joints and can help you control your weight. But foot cramps, a common problem for swimmers, can occur without warning.

Since 2005, Milo Dakota has ghostwritten articles and book manuscripts for doctors, lawyers, psychologists, nutritionists, diet experts, fitness instructors, acupuncturists, chiropractors and others in the medical and health profession. Her work for others has appeared in the "Journal of the American Medical Society" and earned accolades in "The New York Times." She holds a Master of Art in journalism from the University of Michigan.