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    Swimming works the entire muscular system by generating movement through muscles, while tendons and ligaments act as pulleys and joints allow movement. Swimming builds endurance, strength, and cardiovascular fitness by working all parts of the body through different strokes - backstroke works the chest and core muscles, butterfly works the arms, shoulders and triceps, and breaststroke works the legs, glutes and hamstrings. Swimming also helps the respiratory system by developing more alveoli in the lungs for more efficient oxygen exchange, training the lungs to work more efficiently, and allowing for deep, healing breaths both in and out of the pool.

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    Swimming works the entire muscular system by generating movement through muscles, while tendons and ligaments act as pulleys and joints allow movement. Swimming builds endurance, strength, and cardiovascular fitness by working all parts of the body through different strokes - backstroke works the chest and core muscles, butterfly works the arms, shoulders and triceps, and breaststroke works the legs, glutes and hamstrings. Swimming also helps the respiratory system by developing more alveoli in the lungs for more efficient oxygen exchange, training the lungs to work more efficiently, and allowing for deep, healing breaths both in and out of the pool.

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    Swimming works the entire muscular system by generating movement through muscles, while tendons and ligaments act as pulleys and joints allow movement. Swimming builds endurance, strength, and cardiovascular fitness by working all parts of the body through different strokes - backstroke works the chest and core muscles, butterfly works the arms, shoulders and triceps, and breaststroke works the legs, glutes and hamstrings. Swimming also helps the respiratory system by developing more alveoli in the lungs for more efficient oxygen exchange, training the lungs to work more efficiently, and allowing for deep, healing breaths both in and out of the pool.

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    Swimming works the entire muscular system by generating movement through muscles, while tendons and ligaments act as pulleys and joints allow movement. Swimming builds endurance, strength, and cardiovascular fitness by working all parts of the body through different strokes - backstroke works the chest and core muscles, butterfly works the arms, shoulders and triceps, and breaststroke works the legs, glutes and hamstrings. Swimming also helps the respiratory system by developing more alveoli in the lungs for more efficient oxygen exchange, training the lungs to work more efficiently, and allowing for deep, healing breaths both in and out of the pool.

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    MUSCULAR SYSTEM

    Swimming builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular


    fitness, our muscles generate movement, while our tendons and ligaments act as
    pulleys on the system and our joints help make movement possible. Altogether,
    swimming can be incredible for the entire muscular system. Swimming is an excellent
    way to build muscle tone in the body. The movements work every part of your body,
    though of course some strokes work certain areas more than others. Backstroke
    works a swimmer's pectoral muscles on the chest, and also helps work the muscles of
    the core. And, true to its name, the backstroke is going to work back muscles like the
    latissisum dorsi and the rhomboids. Butterfly strokes work the arms, including the
    triceps, biceps and shoulder muscles. Breaststroke works your legs with its powerful
    kick, firing up your glutes (butt muscles) and hamstrings (back of the leg muscles) in
    the process.
    RESPERATORY SYSTEM

    The process of swimming helps your lungs develop more alveoli, which are
    the small sacks of air that allow respiration, or the movement of oxygen and carbon
    dioxide during breathing. This increase in alveoli can mean more efficient oxygen
    exchange, which helps flood your body with oxygen-rich blood. In Chronic
    Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, the lungs have difficulty getting enough air.
    According to the Lung Institute, swimming can be a gentle and non-invasive exercise
    for those with COPD with the clearance of a physician. Also because swimming is an
    aerobic exercise, it actually trains the lungs to work more efficiently. This helps you
    take deep, healing breaths both in and out of the pool.

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