Swimming and health
Swimming and health: the three key benefits of swimming against a current
Swimming isn’t just good for your health, it’s great. Thanks to the water, which offers resistance and the ability to float, it is easier on your whole body than any other workout. Find out how swimming and health are related and how a counter current swimming machine can help you stay physically and mentally fit.
Swimming and the inpact on health benefit #1:
Perfect for losing weight
Did you know that swimming the breaststroke for an hour burns the same number of calories as running 9.5 km/h? But without impact on your bones, tendons and joints. This effect even accelerates when swimming against a current. The increasing speed of the water flow forces you to use a more vigorous swimming pace. That hard work pays off.
For example:
A 73-pound person burns about 423 calories per hour while swimming laps at an easy pace without using a counter current system. That same person burns 715 calories per hour when adding a current to his exercise, due to the extra effort needed to swim against the waterflow.
Swimming and the inpact on health benefit #2:
Increase your personal fitness
The more you train with a counter current system, the better your fitness and swimming skills become. If you use the swimming machine once a week, you will experience that you can last longer every time. This is because the health of your heart and blood vessels improves and your lung capacity increases. As a result, you will less quickly get out of breath. You will experience these benefits in your daily physical activities as well.
Swimming and the inpact on health benefit #3:
Optimal relaxation
Swimming is the perfect way to relieve stress. Physical exercise, combined with rhythmic breathing, causes your nervous system to activate rest and relaxation. To get into a pleasant swimming rhythm, it is important that you have the space for it. Which is not that easy in every pool. In small pools, you often have to turn around after just a few strokes. That’s not exactly relaxing. A counter current system provides all the room you need to accelerate. So you can purely focus on your strokes and your breathing. And relax.
The optimal swim training
Whether you swim to lose weight or to build muscle, it is important that you continue to challenge yourself in every workout. Otherwise, your body will keep performing at the same level. Therefore we recommend you to step out of your comfort zone and swim against the current of a counter current machine like the EVAstream. The waterflow of these swimming machines motivates you to train different muscle groups by using different swimming techniques. This way you will achieve the optimal health effects.
Aging healthy together. This couple chose the EVAstream for this purpose
“Our pool is really intended for exercise and maintenance of our muscles. That is why I started looking for a counter current pool swimming machine. We chose the EVAstream because we wanted more freedom of movement, so that you can swim further forward or back as desired.”
Mrs Praet-Rombouts – Read the full case study
Sporty family chooses the EVAstream
“The client belonged to the top of amateur water polo and is used to swimming a lot and the children are fanatical about water polo too. The family uses the swimming pool every day, even in winter. For sporty customers, such as this family, we recommend the EVAstream.”
Rosalie Verloop of Aqua Unique – Read the full case study
How does swimming against a current feel?
Swimming against a current in your own pool is like running on a treadmill. The belt is moving backwards at the speed that you are trying to go forward. A counter current system in your pool offers a comparable experience. You stay in one position in your pool, making sure you have all the space you need to go all in on your exercise. The water flows towards your body, without splashing in your face. Providing the optimal swim experience. Just like on a treadmill, you start with the level you selected and you can adjust the speed of the waterflow whenever you like. Either taking it a step further or toning it down a bit. This way you safely challenge your body to improve your health.
