Try walking backwards or skip from side to side while moving across the pool. Your target heart rate can be checked in the same way as other activities, such as running. A very good rule of thumb is that a one-mile swim equals about four miles of jogging. For more information on exercise and your health, contact a health care professional. It is a sport that is easy to participate in and can be done virtually anywhere.
Fewer injuries occur while walking than in most other sports.
Walking helps build stamina, improve fitness, release tension and anxiety, helps prevent heart disease, helps in losing pounds and inches, as well as strengthen muscles and tissues. When walking, direct all motion forward. Keep an upright posture and look straight ahead. Keep your arms bent at your waist and swing them back and forth, not side to side. Remember to take strides you are comfortable with.