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I can leave home feeling horrible on some days and after my swim, I feel like I'm on top of the world...Nothing beats swimming...It's the BEST KEPT SECRET of all time...
I turned 91 years old last Oct. 2019. I swim 1/2 mile 4-5 x week in our large pool and have been swimming most of my life wherever I could find a pool. Life's care are wiped away with every stroke. While I'm counting laps, my mind is busy planning the day. I'm so refreshed after swimming.
Could not agree more with you. I am a French transplant in the US Midwest and I always made sure that my daughter who has ADHD and Asperger's Syndrome, attend swimming lessons since she was a baby. At almost11, she has been swimming faithfully on every week and we both enjoy swimming, side by side, in the Mediterranean sea for hours.
Wonderful!! Why is swimming classed as th overall best sport for fitness n metal well being?.From a Christian point if view, Jesus Christ is classesd as The Water of Life. When we drink from that Spiritual Well of Life we will never thirst again. Water revives, 💧 water refreshes, water energises, water quenches. Natural water typifies th spiritual. The look , th movement, th intensity, th calmness, th stillness. A spiritual being is clear, glides, is effortless. God is a spirit. How water makes me feel when I swim is how I feel spiritually. The two are entwined. As natural bread is to Jesus Christ being that spiritual bread of life that sustains us. 🏊♂️🏊♀️🏊🏾
What he says is true. I do serious road cycling, jogging, hiking, weight training, calisthenics. Out of all of this, swimming feels the most rewarding. I am not a good swimmer, but the feeling of being in the water is the most refreshing out of everything I do and keeps me the happiest.
I just learned to swim this year at the age of 43! I finally found an exercise I love! The thing about swimming is it’s ALWAYS a new skill to improve on especially new swimmers like me. You begin to drop weight easily. After swimming I’m hungry but I’ve noticed I don’t want heavy food. I usually want a salad and LOTS of water. I also sleep better. Once you start loving to swim you don’t realize how much time you’ve been doing it lol. Once I got over my fear of deep water, my excitement increased because I’m no longer stuck in the shallow end like a kid 😂!
Congratulations that’s an awesome thing to do I’m so glad you’re enjoying swimming. I learnt when I was 32 but then life took over and I didn’t go back in the water for more years than I can remember, I’ve gone back to swimming this year and I’m so glad I decided to just go for it. I’m 62 now so had to start from the beginning again but its so worth it. Wishing you years of happiness in the water.
After leading a sedentary life for the last 15 years, I've started swimming daily for the last seven months. My BMI dropped from 41 to 30. I've lost 36Kg (5.67 stones). I'm 41 yrs old and I have again the weight from when I was 25. My resting heart rate improved. I stopped snoring and improved my sleep (I get more rest from 5 hours of sleep than before from 7-8 hours). I wake up very early in the morning at 05:00 am and don't struggle going to sleep in the evening. I get on time to work and I'm more energetic. I'm a better husband and father. Also, I'm an inspiration to my colleagues and my patients. And, most important, I've managed to avoid any more suicidal thoughts. When I feel really low, I spend more time in the swimming pool and put more energy into it. Ending with a very sore whole body is a more acceptable way of self harm, it's not permanent and it has benefits in the long run. It definitely helped me in my grieving process following a painful separation 💔
I feel great after swimming. I’m 67 and swim 2200-2500 4 days a week winter, 6 days summer. a day in the pool is always a good day. Just wish I was as fast as I was at 15!
My great grandfather swam everyday and was fit even into his nineties. He died at the age of 94. Great to hear there is science backing my believe that swimming was an important ingredient for his health.
My grandad was an alcoholic with one kidney that was also failing him and cancer and died at 81. He also swam everyday made us sad because if he never drank we know we would have had him so much longer.
I started swimming at age 67 and I can attest to the extreme changes in my body, my energy level and my mental outlook. When I say I started at age 67 I mean I started to actually learn HOW to swim. Working on proper form has me paying attention to every part of my body and what I’m doing with it at all times. It’s a full physical AND mental workout. My psychologist daughter tells me there is scientific evidence swimming builds new neural pathways and therefore improves memory. I believe it. At 6 months I am swimming 45-60 minutes every day and I can’t wait until tomorrow when I can get back in the pool again. .
Same here, I have to admit that I love it and I'm not a big swimmer. I swim laps but I was never on a swim team growing up....I just loved the water and the beach so I learned how to swim from swimmers.🥰🥰🥰
I started swimming to cope with anxiety was the best decision ever I will not give up swimming till the day I die I go there feeling stressed and low once in the water everything stops it is like meditation but way better
I feel amazingly exhilarate! Ready for the world. I always offer lessons to people who look like are interested. I love teaching or help improve one's ability so that they too choose swimming as a safer alternative. I love to swim!
I have never felt so great until I began swimming three weeks ago. I had aches, soreness and pain throughout my body and they are all gone. I feel 30 years younger. I am 74 years old. My stamina has increased and my energy level is soaring. My focus now is developing the correct techniques. I truly feel a connection to the ocean!
For me - In swimming - I find the benefits of meditation, brainstorming, prayer, problem solving, autonomy, collaboration, connection, aerobics, muscle building, stretching, balance, deep breathing, goal setting, asthma prevention and so much more!
I just started swimming. As someone who’s never been physically active I finally found something I LOVE to do! It’s such a blast, the time flies, and I’m hungrier than ever (which signals to me that I worked hard!). I only crave good healthy foods and I found myself jumping out of bed in the mornings to go swim. Best thing ever
There. Is. Nothing. Like. Swimming. I always feel amazing when I am done. I get out of the pool, get in my car, and my body says, "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
And then you realize that your lung capacity sucks ass and you're half chocking underwater 💀 Or you're 'swimming in your sleep' as your parent informs you
I feel euphoric every time I swim. Since making swimming a daily routine my sense of well being has increased tremendously especially after the shutdown during pandemic.
I had started to swim at 52and i am 54 now, and done my competiton last year, life is good, even at this age still have the fire to learn to swim, swimming is like something very personal, when you swim, whole body are pamper by water, is like the water embrace you. The feeling is so wonderful.
I swim 3 times a week for 42 minutes, I feel like on vacations, no worries and this time is for my self. I feel so good after swimming, feel alive and strong.
After swimming intensely I feel sick, everything hurts, I swallowed too much chlorine, I get home, get some rest. The next day: I want "mooore". I love it!
Please don’t swallow chlorine water. Aside from the chemicals harming your stomach, chlorine doesn’t automatically purify all bacteria that get in there. You could give yourself strep.
I feel SO pumped after a session! It's surprising how it changes your mentality. At times it is so tough to get started. And then you think; "even if I just do a certain number of lengths today, then that is ok". What happens though is that you always end up doing more. Then I also believe that one of the great benefits is the brain engagement. You are continually analyzing your form while you swim. Completely focused on every part of your stroke, as you seek to improve.
So true, thats me exactly, sometimes I get in the pool and feel Im just not on form and am struggling but once I do a few laps Im back on form again and before I know it, Ive done my 40 lengths. I feel amazing after a swim!
I just turned 70, have been swimming (off and on) since childhood. How do I feel after a swim? Stretched out, mentally very mellow, energized, smiling, ready to take on ANYTHING. Thanks for an awesome video, man! I'm a big believer in intervals, and, yes, I like your ATP molecular diagram.
I have a pool and each September I get a bit depressed cause I can't swim anymore. But I just found a gym near me that has a pool. Swimming again and it is really my lifeline. I feel so good after swimming actually everything to do with swimming, even just getting ready to swim.
I just turned 70 in May and I have started swimming regularly since the start of this year. I am now doing 70 - 80 laps of 25 metres every day. I feel great and definitely healthier after each swim. I also started to take lessons with a private coach once a week, however, your videos really helped a lot for me to improve and to train for a more enjoyable and effortless swim. Thanks !
After swimming and while I am swimming, I feel like in heaven. Only I and the water exist. Away with things that make slightly anxious because I tend to take things too serious. It sets this right. Makes me feel harmonius and meditative. If the zen state actually exists, it is located in a pool for me. And after a ambitious training I can sleep like stone up to 12 hours straight (If I really pushed my boundaries.) Nothing else has this effect on me.
After swimming I feel positively tired and deeply relaxed. While I swim I can easily focus and my mind gets clear in the sense of getting rid of unnecessary thoughts. This is the best. Have a great time during your workouts guys :)
I started swimming a month ago after not swimming for 18 years, and it's really incredible that my muscles remember the feel of the water. Swimming is the only sport where u feel grateful when u get to breathe 🤣🤣🤣. That first breath after a flip turn is life. How do I feel after a swim? I feel like jumping back in the water.
I also had 18 years of breaktime in swimming. I have started again and that is so exciting experience how my body increase speed, resistance with every session. My technique remained. Now I know what the muscles memory is :)
Swimming daily helped me recover from a stroke and now it keeps me strong, alert, healthy and energized. I can’t do anything else except swimming and walking because of the weakness… but I’m so excited to see the HUGE difference it makes in my life. I follow it up with a sauna, healthy food and lots of water and have been able to drop half my weight. 🥰
The comments here are so inspirational. I know exactly where everyone is coming from with how swimming makes them feel. Keep up the excellent work Fares - you are my go to guy for advice. I’m 60 now and had a heart issue last month that the consultant said could have been much worse if I hadn’t been so fit. I swam 3 times a week clocking up about 2K of moderate to fast swimming and it’s saved my life. Back in the pool this Monday after 5 weeks out and I can’t wait. You’ve no idea how important your videos are to me Fares. Thanks.
You shouldn't. It means you need to work on your breathing system. Try to keep your breathing as slow/fast as when you're walking outside normally. Reza 2005 Persian Gulf Long Distance Gold Medalist
I started swimming again about two months ago and boy did I miss it!! I love being in the water where I weigh nothing and I have no phone, no one bugging me -- just the water all around me!! I could seriously live in the pool. I feel more energy when I get out. It is wonderful.
I almost always feel better than before I got into the pool. Especially at the end of a day after work. I am 63 and have been loving the water since I was 7. Actually swimming in it seriously like in doing laps regularly with the standard strokes for only about the last 35 maybe 40 years. This was a really good teaching about how our bodies work.
Since I took up swimming I have seen tremendous physical and mental wellness along with a significant decrease in my blood sugar and cholesterol levels. But above all, I have noticed a tremendous feeling of euphoria, invigoration and vitality in my body throughout. Amazingly the feeling of hunger has diminished considerably as a result of eating less and losing weight fast...
After my morning swim, I feel set for the day. I feel alive, invigorated, optimistic, challenged, confident, healthy, sexy and strong. Like really, I really do.
I am a 78 yo grandmother. I have been doing a variety of Olympic pool laps for several years now. Started at 2 laps, now up to 11 laps. I went from hardly being able to walk and having to crawl out of the pool up the ladder to walking briskly again, doing pull up squats on the ladder and over the diving board chin pull ups. I appreciate your videos and will continue to watch them. Oh btw so glad you talked about swim equipment (mine is a snorkel mask) and I did feel like I was cheating 🥰. Thanks
Thanks so much for your video. In the situation of the corona virus I have been able to swim in a private out door pool in NJ. I am so glad to be able to have the benefits of the swim. I am almost 70 years old and started surfing when I was 56. In my family every sibling has serious back problems and one sister who is 78 is literally in a hospital bed in her living room and has been bedridden for 2 years thus she has extreme muscle dystrophy. My other sisters are couch potatoes. I have been swimming all of my life and I have certainly reaped the benefits of health, good posture, no weight gain or weight loss. My muscles are very toned and I attribute that to swimming and yoga. Glad see your video and I am stoked to get in the water tomorrow, rain or shine!
Since I started swimming, I sleep more soundly, my balance and strength are better and I have more energy. Best of all, for someone that doesn't like to exercise I find that I actually enjoy and look forward to swimming. I'll turn 70 soon and am so glad that I discovered all the benefits of a regular pool workout.
I pushed my daughter to swim on swim team so as a young adult she now avoids it. Someday she will rediscover the joy she had when she swam as a child whom couldn't stay away from the water. Maybe you will too.
I've been swimming since I was a child, and I do so every opportunity I get. There is a great deal of not only mental clarity, but peacefulness in the water which helps with anxiety. There is, for me, at least- no greater relaxing or physical exercise that even compares. Or, perhaps I've met my ShangriLa in swimming.
Learnt to swim 10 years ago and it's been my favourite off the couch sport. 3/4 times a week, 40 minutes each session. Am an endurance swimmer and I pray for family and friends at each lane(s). Felt amazing after a swim, natural happy pill and sweeter than honey.
After I swim, all my negative thoughts seem to float away. Work-related stress can put my mind at an all-time low, feeling despair, loss of motivation, and loss of creativity. One swimming session helps reset my mind and remind me of that wonderful sense of discovery that makes life beautiful. No other sport seems to help relax my mind the way swimming does.
I'am 62 male. I swim 3 to 4 times a week anywhere from 2000 to 5000 yards depending on how I feel and what my body tells me I can do. I started in March of 2021 and only could do 400 yards .Every time I swim I feel so good mentally and physically, many of my friends keep asking if I'm lifting weights. I lost 20 pounds and I also had a heart attack in 2015. I will say that I love to eat and this has given me the ability to eat when ever I want. I'm at the point that now training to do a triathlon because I'm in such good shape. The myswimpro videos also have helped me so much with technique. I'm doing 500 yards at 10 minutes don't know if this is good, this is at a relaxed pace.
That's so awesome Jesse! Do you use the MySwimPro app when you swim? You can get a personalized training plan to help you prepare for your triathlon within the app - check out the 30-day free trial at myswimpro.com/elite 😃
I remember finding this out when I was younger, sometimes I totally forgot why I did it, but then I always remember or come back after a while. Whenever you feel like you are just really unhealthy or terrible for any reason, you can literally just swim, and suddenly you are like an elite athlete. It's like it rejuvenates and also cleanses you in ways that literally nothing else can. I think swimming is underrated. The 'best eyesight' is attributed to a tribe that regularly swims and uses their eyes under water to swim and catch fish, makes sense. Especially once you are used to the cold, it's like this feeling of being a reptilian.
My parents made me join a swim club at 5yrs old- remember the first day- I didn’t want to do it, my coach finally just pushed me into the pool. Decades later I’m so glad I was pushed into the pool- been swimming ever since.
I‘m a medstudent from vienna (20yrs) old and after starting medical school I was in the worst shape ever bc I stopped working out and was depressed for a year.. now I just fulfilled a huge dream of mine bc I always wanted to learn different swimming styles and now I go swimming 2-3x every week. Beats every workout at home or running. I feel so refreshed, relaxed, happy and motivated after. Studying is much easier after and all in all I can say swimming keeps me going in life!
I swim Monday to Friday I swim 2k a day, I absolutely love it, it makes me feel so good and I will swim Monday to Friday till I die. The best feeling ever
Swimming helps clear up my head and it gives me energy for hours after my laps. I don't recall any regret of going to the pool. It makes me feel strong.
Just started swimming 5 years ago when I turned 50. It has helped me reduce weight, lower my BP (off my medication now for a year) as well as strengthen me to where I have taken up cycling for the last two years. Every time I finish swimming I feel like I can conquer the world!
One interesting observation. After a good hard swim I'm much more resistant to the cold. I can run around in my shorts, t-shirt and flip-flops in 50° or less and not be cold. I feel invincible, I love that. Anyone else feel that way?
I am 51 years old and started when I was 47. I was high blood pressure and only one year after, no more . I swim 1,5 km 3 times a week in 50 minutes and feel so relax and energized when my class end. Love it . Sorry my English , ok?
At 56 I swim as much as I can for physical but mostly for my mental health. Sometimes it's a hurdle to get to the pool, but when I'm in the water I feel like a kid again. The memories of family and friends over the years come rushing back, and I can't help but smile. It is always worth the effort.
I swim thrice a week for about 35mins. I started swimming as cross training for my running. But, now, I have fallen in love with swimming. Anti gravity is the trick - brain just loves it. A bad run hurts. But there is nothing like a bad swim. 😊Happy place
Swimming is one of the best ….. correction! IT IS THE BEST exercise there is, PERIOD! I’ve been swimming for about two decades now and not only I feel amazing, my health is amazing but I look amazing, ten years younger. Once you try it you are hooked for life.
I feel like my body is humming.. a satisfying releave.. a feeling of accomplished goodness to yourself. Im training for triathlon and swimming was my weakest. But the more i swim..the more i love it :)
I am 59 and started swimming 18 mos ago. I usually swim 2x per week around 1200 yds.....after my workout I am fatigued and hungry but also feel good. Love the scientific presentation.....brought back memories of schooling and learning the kreb cycle!
I really love reading everyone's comments here. I moved to a beach town recently. I was never serious about swimming, but I have been wanting to get my technique down. I started watching lots of videos and trying out what I saw. I am seeing the results including better swimming, improvement of mood, improved muscle tone and I am getting over my fear of deep water. Keep it up everyone in here, and thank you Fares!
I love the stats. I feel good after swim practice. It’s a good tired. Also, for 5 years before I joined USMS, I suffered with silent reflux. Within 2 months of starting with the team, my reflux had pretty much gone away. Now I did take steps with my diet and supplements for digestion but I truly believe swimming had a big impact. When swimming, the entire body is functioning at optimal levels. It’s a beautiful thing.
With this past year packed with extensive travel, swimming has "sunk" to the bottom of my list. I've now resumed gym workouts but this is an excellent reminder to return to this, my lifetime pleasure
well I used to be in the navy and loved swimming. I was like 250 lbs. back then in the navy. Stuff has happened and I've gained a lot of weight over the last 10 years. I ruptured a disc in my back a couple years ago. The doc didn't want to do surgery on me and ended up doing a lot of rehab. Regular rehab didn't help that much so he had me start aquatic therapy. That finally got my pain under control and stays tolerable for the most part. I noticed back in November that I had gained about 50 lbs. since I hurt my back which put me up to 410. so I started to work out at a gym because no pools were open at the time cause of covid. I lost 25 lbs that month but I guess between working out and my physical job, I ended up hurting my back a bit again. Could barely walk again for a week or so. So I stopped going to the gym after that. A pool has opened back up and started a year membership yesterday. I'm leaving to head there right now and start day 1 again lol. My goal is 250 and I'm at 382 right now. Its going to feel so great getting to swim again. I've watched 2 or 3 of your videos now and I'm pumped to get started now. So i guess ill watch more of your videos after I get back.
I was working and studying for last 3 years and I was depressed , overwhelmed and stressed about my life, but i started swimming for last 3 months 5 hours for every weekends, i feel great, peaceful, swimming does wonders in my brain
First lessons at 54 - just to do a few lengths I thought. Now at 73 doing 5k UK charity swimathon. Swimming leaves me feeling loose-limbed and light, and even cures a headache or hangover. However rough I felt before swimming, I always felt good afterwards.
i LOVE swimming. I'm not a competitive swimmer by any means but i work hard to improve on all my strokes, starts and also turns. It feels so gratifying when you can feel yourself zipping through the water which each pull. When i'm doing freestyle, the feeling of each pull propelling me forward is one of the best feelings for me.
I started wild swimming last year. Even on the lazy days when I just kick back and float while starting up at the treetops I still come out feeling refreshed and energised. As an added bonus I don't have any eye irritation or chlorine stink like in a regular pool.
I feel great, I am 68 and swim for at least 45 mins a day and with the lockdowns I have really noticed the difference in concentration and general happiness 😊
Hi!! I'm 53 and I learnt to swim a year ago. I feel fantastic, my health is improving day by day. At present I can swim 2500m and really I'm over the moon!! Greetings from Uruguay🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾. Congratulations your videos are great!!👏👏
I was always a truly awful swimmer. Then, when I was 42 I finally learned to do a passable front crawl. I’m now 49 and I swim 4/5 times per week. I feel great after a swim, both physically and mentally. Since learning to swim I’ve gone on to do three Ironman races (got another booked for next year!) and around 25 other Triathlons. It’s hard to believe many could be as bad as I was when I started, so it just goes to show what is possible.
I used to swim a lot as a kid. I never considered it to be an option for exercise, though. I tried getting into swimming for health in college, but something wasn't right at the time. Recently, however, I thought about using my local Y's pool and tried to get back into swimming for exercise after failing to keep up with weights. I had also tried walking, but none of these exercises made me feel good after. When I finished some laps in the pool for about 40 minutes, I felt very happy. And I am now eager to go back to the pool this evening. I am hoping this is something I can keep up with!
That's so great to hear, Christina! Swimming is a lifelong exercise so it's completely normal to start it up again - and we're so happy that you feel happy :)
I used to be a dancer and no matter how much I love dancing, swimming, being in the water, whether it's the pool or Ocean has a much more overall well being, feel good feeling mentally, emotionally and physically than any other sport or activity I've experienced.
I did not come from a competitive swim background but I feel I’m a decent swimmer. Training for triathlons has made me focus on swimming more. I almost always come out of the swimming session feeling at peace and more relaxed than cycling, running, or strength training. My only problem is I lose track of what lap I’m on because I just get into my zone which I end up swimming extra laps.
Not only do I count the lengths I am doing I also count the number of strokes per length. I never lose track because in the pool the mind is clear and can focus on the task. It helps with pacing to count, as well as stroke efficiency. Counting stokes really helps become a better swimmer. I set myself tasks.. like doing 50m breastroke in 20 strokes instead of 21, while not losing speed. After a few weeks or months, 20 strokes becomes the new norm and you can set a new target..
Buddy, get yourself an Ironman waterproof watch that has the 30 lap stopwatch function and as you finish each lap, before pushing off, tap that lap button and you get yourself the lap count. I do it myself, though I try to stay focused to keep the lap count mentally. It's part of the exercise. The watch is just the backup and a time keeper.
I literally feel and look years younger after swimming...It keeps my skin tight, my mind crisp, sharp and active, and my physique fit...I LOVE SWIMMING!!! 😍😍😍
After I swim my 1 km routine I feel that I did something good to my all faithful body. My torax and arms muscles are noticeably inflated. Also, it seems to me that my body got more "compact" all around. I mean, I haven't checked my weight yet, and I don't think I shed weight so far, but it does look like there is less "space" or "jello" between the skin and the muscles. A personal benefit is helping me to get more conscious about my posture strengthening my neck's muscles and helping to straighten my cervical spine. This is very important to me. I started swimming two months ago or so. I'm 62 now. Last time I did it regularly I was 29. I took me long to return, but I'm glad I did. Thank you for your channel. It's really inspiring, enlightening and motivational. All the best!
