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What follows are the top five safety rules to know around swimming pools.
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5 Maintain good health and hygiene. Good hygiene in the swimming pool helps to prevent E-coli outbreaks or other contaminants from getting into the water. That is why it is good to wash hands or rinse off before entering the pool. Drinking alcohol should also be avoided before entering a swimming pool or supervising children. Read More
Backyard therapy in your on ground pool
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Aquatic therapy is performed in the water and uses the physical properties of water to assist in patient healing and exercise performance. For example, the buoyancy provided by the water assists in supporting the weight of the patient. This decreases the amount of stress placed on the joints, making it easier and less painful to Read More
Try making a splash in the world’s largest swimming pool… it’s 1,000 yards long
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If you like doing laps in the swimming pool, you might want to stock up on the energy drinks before diving in to this one. It is more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, had a 115ft deep end and holds 66 million gallons of water. The Guinness Book of Records named the vast Read More
Backyard Pool Boot Camp
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Water aerobics is not just for retirees anymore. The Marine Corps is promoting low-impact pool running — dubbed “water cadence”— to help even the fittest Marines up their game. With 32 instructors working at 15 swimming pools across the Corps, the service has embraced its new fitness regimen that practitioners attest will leave you sucking Read More
Swim Spa…
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So exactly what the heck is it anyway ? Quite simply, a Swim Spa is a machine that allows you to swim continuously against a water current. You never “hit the wall” or have to turn around to continue to swim laps like in a regular pool or a lap pool. Swim Spas provide the Read More
Why buy an above ground pool?
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Swimming is an excellent form of exercise because it works your heart and your muscles without stressing your joints. This is because swimming is not an impact exercise like running, walking, or other exercises are. What’s more, you don’t even have to support your body weight–water reduces your effective bodyweight by up to 90 percent, Read More
Swimmer promotes health
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Comeback trailer Janet Evans, 40 and gunning for a 4th Olympics 16 years after her last time out, is singing the praises of Metamucil, a product containing psyllium fibre, helpful in lowering cholesterol. May not seem the most obvious thing for the fittest of the fit to promote but Evans’ message is a strong and Read More
Benefits to swim spa
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Hydrotherapy jets used in swim spas bring relief from muscle stiffness and aches from rheumatism and arthritis through heat, buoyancy and massage. The heat from the swim spas warm water soothes the body while the jets nourish cells and promote regeneration of tissues to help the body heal from injuries and sickness. Hydrotherapy can give Read More
Water Safety Month
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Texas Senate has proclaimed May 2012 Water Safety Month. The South Texas Chapter of the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals will be sponsoring a Water Safety Event, May 2nd at the Braundera YMCA. Stay tuned for more details!
Try Gentle Water-Based Workouts
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Whether or not you’re a water lover, you’ll want to at least try water exercises. Numerous studies report that this form of low-impact exercise — especially when done in warm water — can help reduce pain, stiffness, fatigue, and depression in many people with fibromyalgia. And you don’t have to endure the back-and-forth monotony of Read More