October 1, 2007 at 10:33 pm
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Another great form of above ground swimming pool exercise I have found is to use foam noodles along with the water for resistance. Holding the noodles with both hands then trying to push them down under the water is a great way to get a quick workout and stay cool at the same time. I place both hands on the noodle about 2 feet apart then slowly push the noodle underwater. The noodles natural tendency to float creates a good resistance and seems to be a pretty good way to keep moving. Read the rest of this entry »
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October 1, 2007 at 10:22 pm
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A great form of exercise I have found is to make my son chase me around the pool. The pool is 21 feet around and we have 5 or 6 foam noodles. I gather them all up then run around as he tries to catch me. When he gets close, I let go of a noodle and he goes with it, then I keep running and he chases me some more until he has all of the noodles or I can’t run anymore so I let him catch me. For some reason I am able to move better and with less pain while I am in the pool, so this can go on for 10 or 15 minutes straight. He is just learning to swim.. so he is in a life jacket and just swims around the pool after me. He has a blast and I get a good workout.
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October 1, 2007 at 1:15 pm
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I have wanted to get a pool for awhile. But, it was never the right time. Between money and work and other factors, we just never did it. This year changed that. We decided to get an above ground swimming pool installed in May. Back in April we decided to do some landscaping with the yard. Some edging, a little stone and some walkway lights. In late May I was out getting some of the work done and it was a super hot day. I decided that this was the year. If it was so hot already in May, then we were going to get a pool and enjoy the summer. After talking with the guy at the pool place and an excavator he recommended we decided to push forward after they assured us we could be swimming in our new pool by the end of June. Things didn’t quite go as planned. Mainly because the excavator couldn’t be bothered to return my phone calls or come and level the land for us. Anyway, we finally got to take our first swim around mid July and we have been enjoying the pool since.
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