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Why is swimming different from other sports?
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Most people outside the sport of swimming believe that the only goal of competitive swimming is to improve upon one’s time, or beat the other competitors in any given event. Those who practice day in and day out and compete in weekly meets know that swimming is more than times and races; it is also Read More
Protecting Your Pool & Spa from the Storm:
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If a storm or hurricane is approaching, the last thing you want to worry about is what to do about your swimming pool or spa. Post this checklist on your refrigerator so you’ll know what to do to secure your pool or spa in the anxious hours before a storm hits or prior to evacuation. Read More
Draining a vinyl liner, not a great idea
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Keep in mind that if you ever find the need to drain the pool, then it should be done in the coolest weather possible (winter months or evenings), it should be done quickly (drain it out as quick as possible), and it should be refilled as quickly as possible. But even with these intelligent measures, Read More
AQUA ZUMBA IN YOUR ABOVE GROUND POOL
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With temperatures heating up, it’s a good time to take your workout to the water. After years of getting a bad rap as “senior-cize,” water workouts are finally moving into the younger mainstream, as they did years ago in Europe, Japan and South America. You can work hard in the water and maintain your intensity Read More
Why swimming?
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The benefits of swimming laps are well worth the effort and dedication to regular practice that the sport requires. Swimming isn’t just great exercise; it’s a sport that can greatly increase your overall health and fitness without causing undue stress on your joints and muscles. Swimming laps also offers meditative and psychological benefits as too, Read More
Labor Day Party
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It’s official…The Labor Day weekend is upon us! For most, Labor Day weekend signals thoughts of sadness, as it’s heralded as the “last official weekend of summer.” For others, Labor Day weekend is a time to celebrate the arrival of cooler temperatures and football! However you choose to spend the weekend, a backyard pool party Read More
Burning calories in your backyard pool
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Swimming burns around 3 calories a mile, per pound of bodyweight. This means that someone who weighs around 150 lbs. will need to swim around 30 minutes (or 1 mile) in order to burn around 900 calories. While this may seem like a long time, developing your endurance to be able to swim for that Read More
Burn Calories in your above ground pool
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When it comes down to the calories burned while swimming, swimming can be extremely beneficial when added to one’s workout plan. To get the most out of each stroke and maximize calories burned while swimming; try adding some weight lifting or other strength development exercises to your workout routine. Sometimes adding a few different types Read More
The History of Chlorine
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One of these natural compounds, sodium chloride, has been known since ancient times. Societies, through the use of rock salts and brine, used sodium chloride as early as 6,000 BCE. Chemists, starting in the later stages of the Renaissance, explored these chloride compounds; Jan Baptist van Helmont identified chlorine as a gas in 1630. Carl Read More
Pool Rules
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Take some precautions, and insist on a number of safety rules, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. The academy offers these suggestions: •Make sure a fence completely surrounds a permanent pool, and that the gate is always locked when the pool isn’t being used. •Never let anyone swim alone, unattended, even for a few seconds. Read More