Swim

Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

BBC

Health & Fitness, Science

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Michael Mosley ventures to his local pool and the sea to explore the unique benefits of going for a swim - from improving memory and mental agility, to boosting longevity. Professor Hirofumi Tanaka, from the University of Texas at Austin, reveals why water-based exercises like swimming are especially good for improving the elasticity of your blood vessels and a new way to exercise in the pool. There really seems to be something special about being in the water that can help your heart, improve joint pain and even boost your brain. Surprisingly, water-based exercise can be more beneficial than land-based exercises!

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Producer: Nija Dalal-Small Science Producer: Catherine Wyler Assistant Producer: Gulnar Mimaroglu Trainee Assistant Producer: Toni Arenyeka Executive Producer: Zoe Heron A BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds / BBC Radio 4.

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0:00.0	If you could have a conversation with your younger self, what would you tell them?
0:06.0	Anonymity is our most valuable gift.
0:09.0	I'm Kristi Young, and in Young again, I'll be asking my guests what honest advice they would give their past self.
0:16.0	Believe it when they say that loving yourself is the answer.
0:20.0	Among those joining me will be Jamie Oliver, Jeda Pinkett Smith and Mel B.
0:24.1	I knew that I had a voice and I knew that I wanted to say certain things and represent certain things.
0:30.0	Young again, with me, Kirstie Young. Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:35.0	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:40.0	You're about to listen to a brand new, just one thing, with me Michael Mosley.
0:45.0	New episodes will be released on Wednesdays, but if you're in the UK you can listen to new episodes a week early.
0:51.0	First, on BBC Sounds.
0:58.0	We would all like some quick and simple ways to improve our health,
1:01.6	but we're inundated with often conflicting advice.
1:05.0	So if you're going to try just one thing to improve your mental and physical well-being,
1:10.0	what should it be? Maybe a cup of tea to help your heart health or listening to
1:15.4	music to open up your blood vessels. How about a walk on a rainy day to improve your
1:22.0	immune system? I'm Dr Michael Mosley and this is just
1:26.5	one thing where each episode we'll explore one thing you can start doing today to
1:32.3	improve your health or life in ways you might not expect.
1:36.0	What I'm doing now is the next size which is really good for the body and for the brain.
1:45.0	It works for the major muscle groups, but on top of that it's been shown to improve things like memory and reaction times.
1:52.0	As you can probably hear, I've just been swimming. Now the
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