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Swimming is the movement through water of humans, animals and other creatures, without artificial assistance. Swimming is an excellent form of exercise. Because the density of the human body is approximately similar to that of water, the body is supported by the water and less stress is therefore placed on joints and b... more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Obesity
360
89%
Fitness Goals
308
98%
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
221
95%
Arthritis
189
90%
Sports Injuries
58
81%
Overall, 93% (1241 Members) find Swimming helpful
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Swimming Reviews

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Working / Worked
part of PT. low impact and can be fun too.
Works wonders...
Working / Worked
I swim two or three times a week, it def helps. I have lost alot of inches and all my clothes are falling off me
Working / Worked
really helps keep my muscles limber without putting pressure on my body. Love feeling weightless. Sometimes I have to avoid the summer heat and the YMCA pool is sometimes too warm, but all in all, it helps.
Working / Worked
Great workout.
Working / Worked
helps alot
Working / Worked
I love swimming. I didn't know it was a treatment for MS, but it does make me feel wonderful.
Working / Worked
Worked for 20 years. Took a swim every day for 30 minutes. befor breakfast. Getting too old to do. Don't know if it would help to start up again?
Working / Worked
worked okay when i did it. its way to cold, now.
Working / Worked
Enjoyed and it helped a little
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Discussions

  1. Discussion: swimming
    I tell people that ask how I swim that I swim like Nemo! I go a bit sideways from the difference in length in my limbs. They usually crack up! [More]
  2. Discussion: swimming
    LOL!!! It is great to joke about having an amputation...it really lightens things. I find people without an amputation or who are not in need of one, ... [More]
  3. Discussion: swimming
    Anything you want as long as your out of the water holding their prosthesis or crutches. [More]
  4. Discussion: swimming
    hopeless...lol [More]
  5. Discussion: swimming
    I'm going to guess...Skippy? [More]

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