Fitness pros share their favorite exercises to do in the swimming pool. (Getty Creative) Let’s be honest: The last thing you want to do on a hot summer day is go for a run. But just because the pool ...

Let’s be honest: The last thing you want to do on a hot summer day is go for a run. But just because the pool is calling your name doesn’t mean you have to skip your workout. Sure, lots of people love ...

For someone who is 155 pounds, 30 minutes of vigorous lap swimming can burn 360 calories, per Harvard Health. By comparison, ...

Experts detail the benefits of swimming, from strengthening your muscles to reducing inflammation and boosting your mental health—and how to get started. Swimming offers a low-impact exercise with ...

Experts detail the benefits of swimming, from strengthening your muscles to reducing inflammation and boosting your mental health—and how to get started. Swimming offers a low-impact exercise with ...

This exercise helps you work on your core, shoulders, and upper body muscles, which are essential for swimming well. By making these muscles stronger, swimmers can maintain better posture and ...

The lean physiques of elite swimmers are testament to the fact that hitting the pool can be a great workout, but is swimming cardio? Most people know a lengthy cycle or endurance session on one of the ...

Seena Mathe w is an assistant professor of Biology at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. This story originally featured on The Conversation. It’s no secret that aerobic exercise can help stave off ...

Physical activity doesn’t need to be intense or lengthy to reap the mood-boosting benefits — including lowering the risk of ...

Midsummer Melbourne. After almost three hours sitting on trains and buses, and then a walk along a shadeless highway, we made it to the nursing home. Ruth—my wife—and our two kids shuffled into the ...

Any day now, Ben Lecomte will plunge into the Pacific Ocean off a Tokyo beach toward San Francisco. He wants to become the first person to swim across the Pacific. He's already the first person to ...