{"id":17145,"date":"2025-12-05T20:43:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=17145"},"modified":"2025-12-05T20:43:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:43:35","slug":"5-benefits-of-learning-to-swim-in-your-retirement-and-tips-to-help-you-dive-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=17145","title":{"rendered":"5 benefits of learning to swim in your retirement \u2013 and tips to help you dive in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Stripping off and diving into a swimming pool can seem daunting, but braving the water could be one of the best decisions you make for your mental and physical health.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Being a strong swimmer is a key life skill that can come in handy when you least expect it, so it is important to fine-tune your skills and increase your confidence in the pool \u2013 especially later in life.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cI\u2019ve seen the difference swimming makes in people\u2019s lives, especially for older adults,\u201d says Emma Kuwertz-Norman, national swim manager at Nuffield Health in the UK.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cIt\u2019s not just about keeping fit; it\u2019s about feeling confident, staying independent and enjoying life to the fullest. Retirement is the perfect time to work on movement and the pool is one of the safest and most effective places to start.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-0 e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Swimming is one of the best low-impact activities for seniors. Photo: Shutterstock\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/12\/04\/2549b22f-3f84-40d4-b63b-7374623cfc77_1126e908.jpg\" title=\"Swimming is one of the best low-impact activities for seniors. Photo: Shutterstock\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1ixmelf e1gf69pb1\">Swimming is one of the best low-impact activities for seniors. Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">When you compare swimming to other low-impact activities, like walking or cycling, it really does stand out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/health-wellness\/article\/3335132\/5-benefits-learning-swim-your-retirement-and-tips-help-you-dive?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stripping off and diving into a swimming pool can seem daunting, but braving the water could be one of the best decisions you make for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[3009,1440,3691,7954,1380,263],"class_list":["post-17145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bored-interesting","tag-benefits","tag-dive","tag-learning","tag-retirement","tag-swim","tag-tips","wpcat-33-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}