Saturday, November 29, 2008

A Stationary Lap Pool Makes Exercise Fun

By Ned Dagostino

There are many aspects to swimming. For some it is a sport activity. Some people swim to relax, to dissolve their physical and mental tensions. Most of us swim just for personal enjoyment. But there is yet another aspect to this wonderful activity. More and more medical practitioners are recommending swimming as a part of therapy. They stress that the holistic nature of swimming includes two forms of exercise - resistance and cardiovascular. Resistance exercise improves the tone of the skeletal muscles. Cardiovascular exercise focuses on the heart and lungs to improve respiration and blood circulation. Cardiovascular exercise is important for people who have certain cardiovascular related medical conditions. Besides, swimming is a pleasant and safe form of exercise.

A problem arises when a person is prescribed swimming as a therapeutic activity. It is very inconvenient for such a person to make the trip to the swimming pool. Once there he'll need someone to look out for him, just in case he collapses. Faced with these inconveniences most patients become irregular at the pool, and the whole purpose of the exercise is defeated. So, such people do need a swimming pool at home. But that is prohibitively expensive! Building a swimming pool is not a trivial overnight project either. A swimming pool requires a lot of space, too. Most people just don't have that much space. Finally, water. Getting the water to fill a swimming pool can be a big problem for most people.

Some intelligent manufacturers have recognized this problem and have introduced what they call a stationary lap pool. In its essential form, the stationary lap pool has a swimming area large enough for a single adult swimmer. Water is pumped to the swimming area through a supply pipe, and the water exits the swimming area through a vent pipe. The swimmer stays in the swimming area and swims against the flow of water. The stationary lap pool is small in size, small on budget, but big on features.

The salient features of the stationary lap pool are that it saves you time, money, and space. You save time because stationary lap pools are available readymade and, once ordered, a stationary lap pool can be installed in a matter of hours! You save money because the stationary lap pool is attractively low-priced, far, far below the cost of a standard swimming pool. You save space because a stationary lap pool is basically about one and a half times as long as an adult and just about twice as wide. The stationary lap pool is so compact that you can install it in the ground, above the ground, outside the house or inside the house!

Like most strokes of genius, the stationary lap pool is simplicity itself! The stationary lap pool is properly an open water duct made of durable, aesthetically appealing, stainless steel or other suitable material like plastics or composites. It is large enough to accommodate an adult swimmer, which means the stationary lap pool's dimensions take the swimmer's hand and leg strokes into account. There is a large water reservoir included in the system. Water is pumped from the reservoir into the open duct in a controlled manner. This creates an artificial water current. The swimmer swims against the current. The force of the current is set so that it is sufficient to push the swimmer back by the same distance that he moved forward. This way, the swimmer remains relatively stationary, whereas the water current keeps moving past him. The swimmer must exert himself forward. That way he gets his dose of resistance exercise as well as cardiovascular exercise.

Increase the speed of the current if you want to do a fast lap, decrease it when you're tiring. A hot-and-cold facility lets you adjust the water temperature according to the season. Alternate the hot and cold flow to get a massage while you're swimming.

A stationary lap pool is the ideal system to get your resistance exercise and cardiovascular exercise at the same time, in a very enjoyable way. Compact enough to fit inside your house, cheap enough to be generally affordable, the stationary lap pool gives you so many conveniences and advantages that you'll have no hesitation in buying one for yourself, or in recommending it to others.

In conclusion, a stationary lap pool is your best bet to a form of exercise which is deeply relaxing and pleasurable. All this is yours, at an extremely attractive price. If you like swimming, then just head out and get yourself a stationary lap pool! - 15438

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