Don’t wait for the sun to shine and Summer to arrive to dive into your swimming pool and work on your fitness routine and goals. One of the best perks and benefits of owning a California Pools swimming pool is that it provides a wonderful place to exercise and maintain your healthy lifestyle. There are many ways you can incorporate wellness into your beautiful backyard oasis, so go ahead and jump in your pool and get moving!
With a gorgeous backyard haven, you can maintain your exercise routine year-round. Lap swimming is a fabulous form of fitness.
The most popular strokes for lap swimming include:
- Freestyle
- Backstroke
- Breaststroke
- Butterfly
- Sidestroke
Water aerobics is another wonderful form of fitness to enjoy from the comfort and convenience of your own backyard paradise. Simply suit up and step out your back-patio doors and jump on in! Performing aerobics in the swimming pool provides a very beneficial form of resistance training. Water aerobics is a low-impact form of fitness that is gentle on your joints and muscles, helps improve your flexibility, and improves the health of your heart and cardiovascular strength.
The most popular water aerobics supplies include:
- Water Dumbbells
- Water Barbells
- Aqua Jogging Belt
- Aqua Gloves
- Noodles
- Wrist Weights
- Ankle Weights
- Resistance Bands
- Kickboards
If you are feeling a little jittery about continuing your swimming fitness routines throughout the colder Winter months, don’t be intimidated by the cooler water. As much as you are accustomed to swimming on a nice hot day, swimming during the cooler Winter months actually has a lot of health benefits to your body.
The wonderful benefits of swimming in your cooler pool during the Winter include:
- Swimming in cool water boosts your immune system
- Jumping into cold water boosts your body’s natural endorphins
- Swimming in cold water boosts your circulation, which flushes impurities out of your system
- Burns more calories than swimming in warm water.
- Swimming in cold water reduces stress and improves the quality of your life
Not only is it healthy to maintain a Winter fitness regime, but it feels good too! With all the extra holiday cookies and homemade pies, there is no doubt that we typically consume extra calories during the holiday season. One way to compensate for that is to maintain a healthy exercise plan. Don’t wait to make a New Year’s resolution. Incorporate a healthy lifestyle year-round by using your California Pools swimming pool to improve the quality of your health and happiness!
