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" \n1. Swimming burns mega-calories without making you hot and sweaty. Even better, it&amp;#039;s easy on your joints, which is why you can swim even when you&amp;#039;re old and wrinkly. 2. Your new stress-buster? The breaststroke. Sherr swears it was invented to bliss you out and give you a chance to collect your scattered thoughts. Your head stays above water, so no nerdy-looking goggles necessary. 3. Taking a dip = social time. Make like a hippo and catch up with your friends while half-submerged. Feels amazing and beats sitting on blistering-hot sand. Beach carpool, anyone? 4. Nothing wakes you up like an early morning plunge. Polar bear swims, most popular in the winter, can happen in the spring, too. Team up with some friends to get a refreshing dose of ocean, lake or pond before your morning commute. We promise it&amp;#039;ll perk you up better than a cappuccino. 5. Swimming is an underrated tourism activity. Just like biking or road tripping, one way to see a country is by sampling its water. Swim Trek is just one of the companies that organizes group trips to foreign waterways in Turkey, Croatia, and more. 6. You can do it in your own backyard \u2013 or someone else&amp;#039;s. Dare to take a nighttime crawl through all the pools in your neighborhood. Sneaking around is half the fun. 7. When you swim, you have hot lifeguards watching your every move. That&amp;#039;s one hell of a security detail! Why do you love the water? Tell us in the comments below. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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