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- Title
CHEST DEVELOPMENT AT BABIES INVOLVED IN SWIMMING ACTIVITIES.
- Authors
Rangelova, Bilyana
- Abstract
The article considers the chest development of children involved in a suggested adapted swimming program for infants aged between 6 months and 3 years. The goal of the conducted analysis is to prove the utility of swimming with regards to the development of infants’ chests. It is doubtless that swimming exercises develop the young child’s organism in its complex totality – from the formation of physical and breathing culture to the development of a firm musculature. Regular swimming is incredibly beneficial to the breathing nervous systems. While swimming the organism is saturated with oxygen, which has a relaxing effect on it. Swimming is among the few physical activities, which have an even effect on all muscle groups. The trainings are unique also from the point of view of the environment in which they take place. Exercises in water significantly contribute to the recreational impact on the organism of the infant, as it trains it, psychologically relaxes it, strengthens it, improves its health and habits. The motion possibilities for the baby in water are considerably more than in a different environment. Additionally, due to the higher density of water in comparison to air, the circulation of the child's organism is ameliorated, the musculature is strengthened, the breathing, cardiovascular, and nervous systems are improved. Swimming is regarded as one of the prophylactic sports for it provides special conditions: the horizontal body position. In the process of swimming water puts pressure on the body which enforces the lungs and the heart to make more attempts to sustain the normal parameters, which has a positive effect on the cardiovascular system. Swimming has a favorable effect on physical development, being the ideal sport for children of all ages, from the main process of growing, to the strengthening of the body. Immersed in water, a baby experiences plenty of new sensations and influences related to the physical properties of water. Water is a few times heavier and denser than air, thus having a strong mechanic pressure on the infant's body. The hydrostatic pressure has an even, massaging impact on the entire body. It presses the multiple blood vessels located in the skin, relaxes the peripheral blood circulation and, hence, the heartbeat.
- Subjects
INFANT development; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of swimming; CHEST physiology; EXERCISE; CARDIOVASCULAR system
- Publication
Knowledge: International Journal, 2019, Vol 30, Issue 4, p979
- ISSN
2545-4439
- Publication type
Article