Practicing any type of sport specially swimming, in addition to helping us to take care of our health and keep us in shape, also brings us great benefits at the mental level, especially because it helps us keep stress at bay.
However, among the different physical activities that we can perform, some of them provide us with greater psychological well-being than others, such as swimming, not only because of the exercise itself, but because if we practice it in warm water, the effects Relaxers of the activity that we do increase, in addition to other psychological benefits that this sport brings us. Next we talk about the psychological benefits of swimming.
Lower stress levels
First of all, it helps to regulate our level of stress , both by the performance of physical activity and by the fact that when we practice it we must breathe in a controlled and relaxed manner, which immediately helps to relax our entire nervous system, as when We perform some kind of respiratory exercise for relaxation.
Improve decision making
This reduction in the level of anxiety may increase if we convert the practice of swimming into a meditation exercise for a few minutes. To do this, we will swim gently and relaxed, almost floating, without exerting any tension on our muscles, while concentrating on our breathing or the rhythm of our heartbeats. This small meditation, in addition to balancing our mood, also helps us to increase our confidence in ourselves, especially when it comes to making decisions.
Improve our social life
It is also an activity that we do in the company of other people, becoming a social activity that will help reduce our shyness and facilitate our interaction with others, especially if we integrate into a class or training group.
Finally, it is not necessary for you to be Michael Phelps. Simply that you get in the water, you can notice the benefits that this activity provides for your mind.
This article is purely informative, in HealthProTips we do not have the faculty to make a diagnosis or recommend a treatment. We invite you to go to a psychologist to treat your particular case.
