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Healthier Lifestyle Through Swimming

Check out Swim Teen Healthy Teen’s resources for you to know more about how swimming can seriously boost your health—physically and mentally. Whether you are just starting out or already a pro in the pool, our resources cover it all: heart health, strength, flexibility, and mental wellness. Dive in and start your journey to feeling better, inside and out.

Dr. Joe Marceny – Pediatric Pathways MD.

Dr. Marceny emphasizes the mental health benefits of swimming for teenagers, highlighting its positive effects on depression, anxiety, sleep, and school attendance. He notes that swimming keeps teens active and socially engaged, reducing time spent on video games and social media, which are linked to mental health issues. He recommends swimming for all teenagers, as it can lead to better self-esteem, improved overall well-being, and even a longer life.

Dr. Adam Huff – Pediatric Pathways MD.

Dr. Adam Huff highlights the physical and mental benefits of swimming for teenagers. He explains that swimming releases endorphins, boosting happiness and relaxation, while also promoting social interaction with teammates and coaches. He added that it is a full-body, low-impact workout that strengthens the heart and lungs without stressing the joints, making it both a great exercise and a mood booster.

Resources

Improves Cognitive Function and Enhances Memory Resource

Enhances Well-Being Resource

Boosts Mood and Reduces Depression Resource

Provides a Unique Boost to the Brain's Health Resource

Reduces Stress and Anxiety Resource

Enhances Thinking Skills Resource

Supports Emotional Regulation Resource

Facilitates Social Interaction Resource

Social Media Resource

We start chasing likes just to feel seen, worrying about what people think every time we post. We compare our bodies to filtered versions of reality, and sometimes we scroll so much it feels like we cannot stop. And then there is the darker side—cyberbullying, fake friendships, feeling like you are never enough. It’s not that social media is all bad, but if we are not careful, it can seriously mess with our mental health.

Source: Exploring adolescents' perspectives on social media and mental health and well-being - A qualitative literature review - PubMed

Excessive Video Gaming Resource

If you are online all the time or gaming nonstop, it could be linked to ADHD, feeling down, or getting more aggressive than usual. Studies even show that anger, hostility, and physical outbursts are more common when Internet or gaming habits get intense.

Source: Relationships of Internet addiction and Internet gaming disorder symptom severities with probable attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, aggression and negative affect among university students – PubMed

Boosts Self-Confidence Resource

Whole-Body Workout Resource

Cardiovascular Strength Resource

Low-Impact Exercise Resource

Muscle Strength and Endurance Resource

Improved Flexibility Resource

Weight Management Resource

Joint Pain Relief Resource

Mental Health of Adolescents

Loneliness Resource

Peer Rejection Resource

Improved Respiratory Function Resource

Injury Prevention Resource

Longevity Resource

Swimming exercise improves short‐ and long‐term memories: Time‐course changes

Wellness Wednesday: Go for a Swim for These 6 Mental Health Benefits

Emerging issues that could trouble teens

Problematic Smartphone Use Resource

Studies show that if you use your smartphone longer periods of time, you will feel depressed, and when we’re feeling low—especially depressed—we are way more likely to use our phones in ways that aren’t great for us. It is a bad cycle. Anxiety and stress also play a role, just not as strongly.

Source: Problematic smartphone use: A conceptual overview and systematic review of relations with anxiety and depression psychopathology – PubMed

Bullying Resource

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