Swimming is a great activity in itself, a great sport, and a great way to exercise.
Physiotherapists advise this in preference to other modes of exercise. You get your dose of
resistance exercise when you swim. Ancillary damage and injury is minimum in swimming.
Having your own swimming pool is ideal if swimming is a prescribed therapeutic activity for you.
But the cost of building one in your backyard is prohibitive. Besides, where's the space?
Well, now you can have a swimming pool at home. That too at just a fraction of the cost of a
regular pool! It's called a stationary lap pool, and it simulates a stream flowing past you. You get
in and swim against the flow. So although you're swimming, the action of the current keeps you there
in one place as though you were stationary. Hence the name.
A lap pool comes ready built
in a variety of style and models. About 4 feet wide and 6 feet long, it can be located almost
anywhere, even indoors! What can be more convenient? They can be installed above ground to avoid any
digging, or in the ground - the choice is yours. The savings in cost and space is tremendous, and
the convenience is priceless!
So how does it work? Water is made to flow along the length
of the pool. You can control the flow of the water current. You enter the pool and begin to swim
against the current. Swim enough to just keep yourself afloat, and heading into the current. This is
a great way to get your dose of resistance exercise as well as cardiovascular exercise.
Stationary lap pools range from the basic model to super luxury models. In the very basic model
you can adjust the speed and force of the water flowing against the swimmer. In higher end models
you can control the temperature of the water as well, or have a Jacuzzi effect with pulsating jets
of water massaging you down with alternate streams of hot and cold water.
The stationary
lap pool is a wonderful idea for everyone, but especially for those who need to swim as part of a
therapeutic regimen. It has no downside at all! It gives you the exact exercise that you require. It
is compact. It is affordable. You don't have to dig a huge hole in the ground for it. It can be
installed above ground, in a room if you want. You can buy it readymade. Installation is a breezy
half-day job. It requires very low maintenance, if at all. Not only is it affordable, it will help
you save money as time goes by. Think of all that club membership fees that you'll save. Think of
all that gas saving by not having to move out of the house to swim. Think of the convenience of
going for a swim at any part of the day or night.
Avid swimmers will prefer natural
swimming places over this artificial contraption. Sportsmen will not be amused at the idea of
swimming in a stationary lap pool. Fun swimmers go for the ambience of a regular swimming pool,
hanging out with a bunch of friends inside the pool. True, the stationary lap pool is not for these
people. But as mentioned at the start of this article, for people with cardiovascular conditions,
for those patients who have to swim as part of their therapy (or physiotherapy), the stationary lap
pool is a veritable godsend! Here's a wish for all those people: Swim your way to good health with a
stationary lap pool!
