Advanced Poolcare, swimming pool builders serving Memphis, TN offer swim exercise tips
A water exercise program is ideal for many individuals. Whether you’re active or whether you’re a couch potato who is looking for a way to get in better shape and enjoy better health, a swimming pool is ideal. Because there are no stress and strain issues to contend with on your joints, a pool work out is great for those with sports injuries and even with arthritis and back pain. As with any kind of exercise routine, it’s best to check with your doctor to make certain you’re healthy enough to exercise.
The benefits of a workout routine, the pool builders from Advanced Poolcare share are the following:
- It’s a space in your own backyard where you can exercise in private.
- You don’t have to travel to a gym, pay gym fees or fight with the crowds to get in a workout.
- You can get an awesome aerobic workout in a pool without purchasing any equipment. Simply swimming and using the natural resistance of the water helps to amp up your cardio workout.
- Swimming laps and playing games with the kids in the pool will also get your lungs working and healthy lungs makes it easier to breathe and to fight off lung illnesses such as pneumonia.
- Aerobic exercise helps prevent cardiovascular disease.
- Swimming is a great way to build strength and endurance and can give as good a workout as weight training. Use swim fins to help build the strength in your legs.
- If you have arthritis you can benefit from being in the water but being in a hot tub or spa might be even more beneficial as the heated water will provide relief to the pain in your joints. You can do aerobic exercise while in the heated water of the hot tub or spa.
- Even those with back pain can benefit from a swim in the pool. You can even use the pool to simply get in a walking workout using the resistance of the water to help build strength without having to worry about jarring your joints when you’re walking.
The buoyancy of the water helps alleviate stress and strain on your joints, but the resistance that water offers also amps up a workout routine. Talk with us if you’re in the market for a swimming pool this year or want other information on how a pool can help you and your family get healthier.
