Category: Health
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Pool System Comparison: Salt Water vs Clear Comfort AOP
Picking the right pool system for your home can be challenging – that’s why it’s important to evaluate the pros and cons before you make a final selection. If you’re deciding between salt water pools and Clear Comfort pools, here’s everything you need to know about how their maintenance, health considerations and water feeling compare…
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4 Ways Hydrotherapy Can Help You Heal
Hydrotherapy is treatment method that uses physical therapy practices to accelerate rehabilitation or ease chronic pain. Also known as aquatic therapy or pool therapy, hydrotherapy uses water’s buoyancy to alter the exercise intensity of your workouts. So, you can exercise without harsh gravitational landings and reduce the stress on your joints. Common hydrotherapy exercises include: squats, lunges and running on an…
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American Heart Month: Why You Should Workout With Water
No matter what time of year it is, you should always be making healthy heart choices, but American Heart Month this February is a great opportunity to think of the new, different ways you can improve your cardiovascular health. The Problem Each year, about 610,000 Americans die of heart disease, which is one in every…
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Swim Season: 3 Ways Pool Chlorine Harms Swimmers’ Health
The college and high school swim team seasons are finally here – and while that means swimmers and coaches get to enjoy practices and meets – this also means swimmers are potentially more exposed to harmful pool chlorine. If you’re a competitive swimmer, a swimming coach or if your children are on a swim team this…
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3 Products That’ll Enhance Your Pool Business in 2018
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Whether you have a small or large pool business, there’s always room to grow. Making small changes to your product line can make big impacts on your pool business in 2018. Every year new, innovative pool products are discovered that make caring for pools easier, more efficient and healthier for swimmers and the environment. Therefore,…
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Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Why Pool (Combined) Chlorine is Harmful
November marks Lung Cancer Awareness Month – a time to promote good lung health and raise awareness for the second most common cancer in both men and women and the leading cause of cancer death. There’s a common misconception that lung cancer only affects the elderly or smokers, but anyone is at risk. So, whether…