Advantages of swimming:
-Full-body exercise: Swimming can exercise almost all muscle groups and provide full-body fat burning effect.
-Relieve joint pressure: Because of the buoyancy of water, swimming has little influence on joints, which is suitable for people with heavy weight and joint problems.
-High heat consumption: When swimming, the resistance of water is greater than that of air, and the heat consumption is also relatively high.
Advantages of running:
-Improvement of cardiopulmonary function: Running can significantly enhance cardiopulmonary endurance, and continuous jogging or brisk walking can effectively burn fat.
-Convenient and easy to operate: running requires less space and equipment, and can be carried out anytime and anywhere.
In a word, swimming may be more ideal, while running may be more attractive to those who pursue convenience, quickness, easy monitoring and improving exercise intensity.