Swimming is about the most low impact form of exercise you can do, as well as being a great work out for the entire body and your cardiovascular system. It’s also proven to help ease the symptoms of asthma, so it’s a great way to increase your lung capacity for being at high altitudes.

Swimming is also one of the few activities that allows you to stretch and strengthen your muscles at the same time, which is perfect for snowsports! It’s great to be strong but it also really helps to be flexible so your body can deal better with unfortunate incidents like rag-dolling through a mogul field, or scorpioning after catching an edge.

The mental effects of swimming are similar to the ones you get from doing yoga – so if you’ve had a stressful day going for a swim will sort you out mentally and physically!