What are the precautions for swimming

Swimming is a gradual process. It consumes a lot of body calories, so it is a very good exercise for people who want to lose weight. If you feel cold during swimming, it means you should keep warm. If the body temperature drops for a long time, some bad physical phenomena may occur. This is a problem that must be paid attention to. In addition to this problem, there are many other issues that need attention.

1. Food preparation is essential:

Before swimming, you should first increase your calories so that you can adapt to the stimulation caused by the low water temperature when swimming.

Before swimming, you can eat some eggs, meat, foods high in protein, and some sweets. Secondly, you should supplement some foods high in sodium, calcium and phosphorus. In addition, swimming time should not be too long, and avoid swimming when you are tired or hungry.

2. Preparatory activities should be sufficient:

Before swimming, take a cold shower, or pat your limbs and entire body with cold water, and massage your legs and areas prone to cramps appropriately. If you can adapt to cold water baths on a regular basis, you can improve your body's ability to adapt to cold water stimulation, and will effectively avoid leg cramps when swimming.

3. Don’t panic if cramps occur:

If you experience calf cramps while swimming, you must stay calm and clear-headed, and don't panic. The more panicked you are, the more likely you are to choke on water, and the symptoms of calf cramps will worsen.

When leg cramps occur, the first thing you should do is take a deep breath, submerge your head in the water, try to keep your back out of the water, grab your toes with both hands, and pull them towards you, while stretching your legs hard. After repeating this several times, the muscles will slowly relax and return to their original state. After getting ashore, quickly wipe off the water droplets on your body and warm up your body quickly. If there is still pain in your legs, you can massage them appropriately until they are fully relieved.

In order to be able to swim smoothly, the preparations you need to make are the points mentioned above. Swimming is dangerous, especially for novices. If you are not good at water or have just learned to swim, it is best to wear a foam life jacket to assist your swimming. You should also pay attention to cleaning your body after swimming, because the water in the swimming pool is very dirty and may spread diseases.