I like everyone else, like to maintain a healthy lifestyle while also having fun. The difficulty is that we can't truly appreciate life unless we also love doing something healthy every now and again. Of course, various people love different types of healthful exercises, but swimming is my personal favorite. Swimming is something I like doing. Swimming was, in fact, one of my favorite childhood pastimes, and I seldom went a day without swimming during the summer, whether it was in a lake or a large river. Furthermore, one of the biggest advantages of living in the countryside of my nation (yeah, I grew up in the rural till I attended high school) is that it usually always has some natural lakes or rivers to encourage swimmers. Of course, the difference is that I used to like swimming merely for the sake of it when I was a kid, but now I swim because it helps me stay healthy. Besides, I generally swim in a local pool these days because the place where I reside doesn't offer many natural lakes, rivers, or oceans where I might enjoy this pastime more. Anyway, I like doing this healthy exercise with a group of other guys (who are not connected to me in any way), and I do it at least once a weekend. By the way, in my city, I'm attempting to start a swimming club in order to make swimming more of an enjoyable sport rather than just a healthy one. Swimming, in any case, is a healthy exercise in my opinion since it pushes every part of our bodies to work in perfect harmony in order to keep us afloat in the water. It also allows me to unwind after a busy week at work by letting me to temporarily forget about my everyday troubles.