Swimming is your best friend if you’re looking for a low impact sport. I started swimming when I was still in preschool because all my siblings were involved in different sporting activities which included swimming so I was bound to join in.

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Some of the reasons why you should swim in summer:
- Swimming beats any form of exercise on a hot summer day.
- You can enjoy swimming on your own or with friends, it’s really up to you. I like to time my workouts so I usually spend at least 30 minutes doing a few laps and the rest of the 30 minutes just floating about and enjoying the cool water against my skin.
- Best stress buster after running!
- Swimming is gentle on your joints. After my half marathon a few weeks ago my body has been in all sorts of aches and pains especially my hips and feet. After my swimming session my joints felt so much better. I spend way too much pounding my feet on the ground during my road runs. You should see my feet, my toes, my word my toenails are even falling off!!! Sadly that’s a topic for another day…
- No matter how old you are, you can always go swimming. I started swimming at age 5 and decades later I’m still at it. I know I will still be enjoying a few laps of my favorite breast stroke even in my 60s.

OMG look at those abs!

With my friend Tawanda

Saturday well spent 🙂
You might be reading this and thinking but I don’t know how to swim; fear not, it’s never too late to try something new. Add swimming to your to-do-list!
What’s your favourite form of exercise, the one you can do for the rest of your life?
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