The Benefits of Swimming in Eliminating Acne
Everyone knows that swimming is one of the most beneficial activities for anyone’s health in general. I have heard of studies showing that the only exercise more beneficial for overall health is running. The difference, however, is that swimming forces slower, deeper breathing and removes the physical strain on joints. In addition, people of all fitness levels can swim at effective paces due to the low impact on the body.
Now how is swimming particularly helpful in eliminating acne? It is a well-known fact that exercise in general promotes healthy skin. In addition to that, the deep breathing allows more oxygen to be processed and circulated by the body assisting in the removal of toxins and dead cells from the body and promoting the regeneration of cells. (see my next post for information on what everyone means when they speak about toxins).
Furthermore, because swimming requires the immersing the whole body (hence the entire skin surface) in water, it allows for the natural moisture absorption of the skin. Since you will most likely either be swimming in chlorinated pools or salt water, the disinfectant properties of the water will also be absorbed by the skin. And as you may or may not remember from a previous post, severe acne is the result of a susceptibility to infection.
In particular, painful pimples are acne blemishes that have become severely infected. Thus, swimming, more so in salt water than chlorinated, is extremely effective in disinfecting the skin and killing bacteria on the skin surface. Salt also dries the skin, limiting the production of sebum.
If you are not yet convinced then simply look at professional swimmers and surfers and notice whether or not they have acne. The results will speak for themselves.
allwin cool says:
May 28th, 2007 at 6:52 am
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theyoungs25 says:
June 12th, 2007 at 2:44 am
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hellokitty says:
December 8th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
I am a water polo player and swimmer, which means that I am in the water basically every day of my life. And I do have acne, and a lot of it. I don’t believe that your tests are correct, most everyone that I know that is a full swimmer and/or water polo player like me has some pretty severe acne. Please give us tips on how to help ourselves.
George Cleanthous says:
January 7th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Hi hellokitty,
I think it is important to remember that swimming is not a treatment for acne, it is simply an activity that helps to eliminate and reduce it. You are a full swimmer so that is fantastic. I think that because you are a swimmer your acne is probably a lot better than it would be if you were not a swimmer.
Also, I have previously mentioned the effects of pH balance on acne development and you need to counteract the effects of unhealthy foods and activities in multiple ways, primarily with your diet. I can recommend books to provide more information on this topic if you like and I also have brief explanations in my other posts on this subject and how to use it to eliminate acne. pH balance is what you need to look into to clear your acne, but swimming greatly assists.
I hope that helps..
clear$0 says:
April 14th, 2008 at 1:17 am
the best acne treatment does not cost a thing. I have naturally oily skin and excema, I also had bad acne. So I would use the acne treatments and my skin would get very dry from them. And it was a continus cycle until one day my grand mother told me not to use anything on my face just a hot rag and hot water and not to use any soap on my face ever only water. I works my skin also dosn’t get over oily any more. I started the first week of this treatment with pimples but they soon began to disapear. and now 6 months later I dont have any acne and my exema has not come back.