The former director of the scientific research department of the Winter Swimming Committee of the China Swimming Association said: "Winter swimming has always been considered as the best fitness program in winter. Adhering to scientific winter swimming can not only enhance the cold resistance of human body, but also benefit the microcirculation of human body and improve the resistance of human body to diseases. "
There is no age limit for the registration of members of Guangzhou Winter Swimming Club, so the age span of members is very large, ranging from 4-year-old children to nearly 100-year-old people.
Liu, who is nearly 100 years old, is the oldest in the winter swimming meeting. Because he was a doctor before retirement, winter swimmers like to call this venerable birthday girl "Dr. Liu". Every time he appears, people will pay attention to him, and he will take an active part in every winter swimming activity. Talking about the feeling of winter swimming, Dr. Liu, who has insisted on winter swimming for more than 40 years, is deeply touched. 1960 or so, he was unfortunately infected with tuberculosis. At that time, the doctor told him to move less and pay attention to maintenance. However, Dr. Liu just doesn't believe in this principle. He believes that it is necessary to actively cooperate with treatment and strengthen exercise. He likes swimming very much, so he has been swimming every day since then. Even the winter swimming in winter is not missed for a day. Although he didn't swim much every day, only100 ~ 200m, but he persisted for a period of time, and tuberculosis was cured. Since then, he has been a treasure, insisting on swimming for more than 40 years. Now, although he is old, he is still very energetic. He always says to others, "Swimming is the best exercise. I am eating well now, sleeping well, and there is nothing wrong with me. "
Winter swimming has many benefits, and it is the best project integrating disease prevention, treatment, fitness and anti-aging. Can make people swim out of health, youth and self-confidence. According to the experience of winter swimmers, it can make people eat well, sleep well, be energetic, not easy to catch a cold, and some chronic diseases will disappear naturally.
People who have been engaged in winter swimming for a long time will at least bring themselves the following benefits. Swimming in winter makes you healthy. Winter swimming is a new subject in sports medicine. Winter swimming is not only a sport, but also has unique cold stimulation fitness and medical effects, which has always been concerned by the world. A large number of facts have proved that winter swimming can enhance physical fitness and improve the body's resistance and immunity.
Daily winter swimming, like daily vascular health gymnastics, has obvious inhibitory effect on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. At the same time, winter swimming also has a good physical therapy effect on respiratory diseases.
Swimming in winter makes you young. The cold stimulation of winter swimming can also adjust the balance between the excitement and inhibition of the central nervous system, which is conducive to the improvement of the function of the autonomic nervous system. Some patients with autonomic nervous dysfunction have recovered through winter swimming. Free radicals are harmful substances produced by human metabolism, and they are called "human garbage". OD is the bane of eliminating free radicals in human body. Someone is interested in winter swimmers. It was found that there was OD content in the blood of winter swimmers. The OD content is higher than that of normal people. Therefore, long-term adherence to winter swimming and cold-resistant exercise has a good effect on disease prevention, anti-aging and longevity.
Swimming in winter gives you confidence. Winter swimming is the best way to lose weight. Stick to it for one year, you can minimize excess fat and get unexpected weight loss results. With the gradual disappearance of the "general's belly" and the reduction of forehead wrinkles, you will become more and more full of youthful vitality. After the winter swimming, the blood is smooth, making people rosy; It's refreshing to be cold first and then warm; Muscle relaxation makes people walk lightly; With such a good figure and a good mood every day, how can you meet all kinds of challenges without confidence?
To sum up, winter swimming has many benefits in self-care medicine. However, winter swimming should follow the scientific method, that is, step by step, incremental step by step, perseverance and ability. Experience tells us that whenever you start swimming in winter, you need to get into the water from autumn to adapt, so that your body can reach an undamaged state during swimming in winter.