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What to Wear to Hot Yoga and Bikram Yoga? It is not without reason that swimming is one of the most popular types of physical activity for older people (aqua aerobics can also be included here). The benefits of swimming for cardiovascular health are hard to overestimate. And it is not only that training in water strengthens the heart, like any other physical activity - there are also very specific subtleties: While swimming, the human body is in a practically horizontal position, and it is much easier for the heart to “pump” blood. Since swimming is an energy-consuming activity, the body's need for oxygen increases, and it learns to use the respiratory system to the maximum. The lungs become more resilient, their volume increases. The body becomes less susceptible to hypoxia (lack of oxygen). The respiratory rhythm is normalized (this, by the way, is a huge plus for people engaged in other types of physical activity - in particular, running, which requires skillful breathing technique). Reason three: the benefits of swimming for the musculoskeletal system When it comes to the impact on muscles, the swimmers' bodies speak for themselves. Reason number four: improving your relationship with your own body Reason five: the positive effect of swimming on the nervous system Reason seven: fighting excess weight