Have you ever wondered why an increasing number of primary schools are making swimming lessons compulsory for their students? Or perhaps why so many parents are enrolling their children in swimming lessons?
Swimming is a valuable skill and lifelong sport that will benefit your kids for the rest of their life. Moreover, swimming also enables your kids to be active and healthy. Here are some key benefits of swimming for children.
Improves children's natural flexibility as swimming is a sport which enables participants to exercise all of their major joints through the range of motions
Swimming is widely considered as one of the most-injury-free exercises
Swimming helps develop coordination for children by learning and performing the range of motions required
Swimming is a valuable skill which enables them to explore further water sports and a life-saving skill
Keeps your heart rate up but takes some of the impact stress off your body
Helps maintain a healthy weight, healthy heart and lungs
Builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness.