Iceland is not the first country you think of for swimming research. However, a new study conducted there has shown that commencing swimming at the earliest possible age improves motor skills not only in water-based activities, but also in land-based activities.
Hermundur Sigmundsson, a professor of psychology at the Norwegian University of Science and [...]
A new study shows that swimming increases men’s longevity 50 per cent more effectively than running, walking or being sedentary.
The University of South Carolina study led by Dr Steven Blair evaluated comprehensive physical exams and behavioural surveys from thousands of people who were enrolled in the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study (ACLS) over [...]
A South American study testing how safe it is for expectant mothers to take to the pool has come up with some highly positive results. Not only did it find that aquarobics is not harmful to pregnant women, it found that fewer of the participants needed painkillers during childbirth.
Although the study was not set up [...]
