Swimming is a kind of systemic sports, which can improve people's body resistance. The muscles and viscera of participants can carry out rhythmic activities. Swimming is also a kind of exercise to exercise blood vessels. It can promote the local blood and lymph circulation of the prostate, make the secretion of prostate fluid more vigorous, help the regression of prostatitis, and also help the patients with prostatitis better absorb drugs. Foreign studies have shown that if men swim for 30 minutes every day, the risk of prostate cancer will also be greatly reduced.
Therefore, proper swimming for patients with prostatitis can help alleviate their illness and recover. So, what should prostatitis patients pay attention to when swimming?
1. The amount of swimming should be moderate
Vigorous exercise will cause hyperemia and edema of the prostate and induce prostate disease. Therefore, the exercise intensity of prostatitis patients should be measured when swimming, which should be adjusted according to their habits and age. It is best to persist for about half an hour every day, about 15-20 minutes.
2. The water temperature in the swimming pool should not be too low
The water temperature in the swimming pool should not be too low, because it will affect the condition of prostatitis, stimulate the contraction and congestion of glands, and aggravate the fluid accumulation in the prostate. Generally speaking, the water temperature of the swimming pool should be 25-30 degrees. In addition, prostate patients should be prepared for activities before entering the water, otherwise it is easy to cause nausea, dizziness and other symptoms, and even cramps and muscle strain in serious cases.
3. Choose a swimming pool with good sanitation
Prostatitis patients should swim properly to avoid unnecessary andrology diseases. Because the water circulation system of some swimming pools can't keep up with it, and there are more people swimming in summer, which is easy to breed bacteria. It is suggested that patients with prostatitis should try to choose a swimming pool with good sanitary conditions and standardized management, pay attention to personal hygiene when sick, bring their own towels and washing utensils, and take a shower before and after swimming.
Patients with prostatitis should participate in swimming properly, which is beneficial to the recovery of their condition. Swimming for healthy people can also prevent prostatitis and prostate cancer. However, any movement needs a degree, so as not to lose more than gain.