subject: Swimming As An Extracurricular Activity For Students. [print this page] Extracurricular activities exist at all levels of education. Once a child goes to school, he/she joins some activity and participates in one or several different activities until the end of his/her education.
First extracurricular activities appeared in the 19th century in America. The very first activities were the literary societies at Harvard and Yale, then debating clubs. Students organized athletic programs on-campus.
Today, the range of extracurricular activities is much wider that it was in the 19th century and the number of students participating in them has also grown. Actually, the majority of students participate at least in one extracurricular activity. The most popular activities at every educational establishment are sports.
Let us discuss swimming as the variant of extracurricular activity for students.
Consider the benefits of swimming:
1.First of all, it is perfect fitness. Even non-competitive swimming is a wonderful way to train your body.
2.Second, it builds your muscles and cardio-vascular system. Moreover, it strengthens you physical and psychological endurance.
3.As psychologists assume, swimming influences positively ones psychological and emotional state. After regular swimming or training, people feel emotional upheaval.
4.Another psychological benefit of swimming is the so called swimming-meditation. The idea is slow swimming with low effort and just focusing your attention on the work of your body and heart beating. After such meditations, you have a feeling of well-being, refreshment and calmness.
5.On the other hand, it is a sort of socialization.
6.Another physical benefit of swimming is loosing calories. You should not work hard and you do not sweat, but you loose calories quickly. Moreover, you train all groups of muscles.
7.Another fact about doing swimming as an extracurricular activity. Swimmers usually do better at school than non-swimmers.
