The advantages and disadvantages of children swimming

For children, regular swimming is very beneficial. It can exercise their cardiopulmonary ability and coordinate their physical development. It can be said that there are many benefits. However, you must be careful when swimming. Parents must accompany their children to avoid any danger when swimming. Another thing that should be noted is that children must do warm-up exercises before swimming.

The benefits of swimming for children : 1. The complex action of swimming is completed under the control of the brain, so the brain function will be improved during the swimming process, which is manifested in the brain's ability to respond quickly to the external environment and good intellectual development. 2. Children who swim regularly can develop their myocardium, have an active metabolism, and have a slower and stronger heartbeat than children of the same age, which prepares them for bearing greater physical loads. 3. When children swim regularly, the function of their respiratory system is improved, which is manifested in greater lung capacity and longer breath-holding time. 4. Regular swimming can consume excess fat, utilize muscles in all parts of the body, and make the body shapely and healthy. 5. Regular swimming can also improve children's ability to withstand cold and resist disease. 6. However, swimming also involves some potential dangers, so parents should take precautions and strictly supervise their children.

Disadvantages of children swimming: 1. Children must be accompanied by their parents when swimming, and try to choose a water level area with a higher safety factor based on the child’s water ability, age, height and other factors. There must also be a step-by-step learning plan that suits the child's characteristics so that the child can develop an interest in swimming, thus achieving the purpose of exercise. 2. Before going swimming, be sure to educate your children to develop the habit of doing warm-up exercises first, exercising their limbs, and wiping their bodies with cold water to adapt to the water temperature. 3. Children have limited physical strength, so they should not stay in the water for too long. When they feel tired or uncomfortable, they should be taken ashore immediately to avoid accidents. 4. Children should not eat too much food before going into the water. Once food is pressed into the trachea, it can easily cause suffocation. In order to replenish their children's physical strength, parents can choose to give their children an appropriate amount of food half an hour before swimming so that they are not hungry or full.

5. Children should not enter the pool immediately when they are sweating profusely. They should first wipe off the sweat with a dry towel and wait until their pores shrink before entering the pool. 6. The swimsuit, swimming cap, etc. should be suitable, and do not choose a swimming cap or swimsuit that requires the rope to be tied to the neck to avoid accidents. You can also buy a pair of earplugs for your child to prevent otitis media caused by water ingress. 7. After swimming, you can rinse your eyes with saline or use special eye drops to protect your eye health. 8. Be sure to clean your body after swimming to avoid chemicals in the swimming pool water remaining on the skin and causing skin allergies. At the same time, to avoid the erosion of teeth by bleach in swimming pool water, you can brush your teeth or rinse your mouth immediately after swimming. 9. Children should not swim within 1 to 2 weeks after recovering from a cold.