Swimming improves cognitive function

It is no surprise that aerobic exercise is not only good for the heart, but also for the brain,
because it improves brain function and also helps repair damaged neurons. But swimming, in
particular, can provide additional brain benefits at the molecular and behavioral level,
affecting neurotransmitters that influence mood and stress-reducing hormones.

One of the benefits of swimming is that it increases blood flow, which in turn can help
improve memory, mood, mental clarity and focus, immersion in a pool increased blood flow
to the brain, because when participants plunged into the water to heart height, increases the
cerebral blood flow. Blood flow to the central cerebral arteries increased by 14%, while blood
flow to their posterior cerebral arteries increased by 9%.