Top ten reasons to install an in-ground pool.1497904

If you’re thinking of installing a pool but not sure if it’s really for you, here are ten great reasons to go ahead. 1: Exercise for health. Even those with health problems, injuries and weight problems find that swimming pool is the perfect exercise. Low impact, aerobic, full body exercise with the resistance of the water builds and tones muscle without straining the body. 2: Healthy hearts. It isn’t just your visible muscles that are toned as you swim – your heart benefits, too, meaning your body works better and you can live longer. 3: Relaxation. Swimming is a proven stress reliever, reducing anxiety and worries, and improving mental health. Just a short swim makes a big difference and having a pool at home means you can fit in some happy mind time every day.

4: Healthy lungs. Swimming is proven to improve lung capacity, and reduce the symptoms of asthma. It’s particularly good for asthmatic children as it helps to increase lung capacity as they grow, meaning they are less affected by their asthma in adulthood. 5: Sleep. Regular swimming improves mental and physical health, and means better sleep, which has a positive knock on effect on mental and physical health – win-win. 6: Make swimming affordable and convenient. Joining the gym is an expensive way to get your exercise – and it isn’t always convenient to fit a trip to the gym into a day that also includes family, friends and work. An swimming pool repair in your own yard means there’s no excuse to skip your workout, and saves you money. 7: Socializing. Those family and friends you want to see? Well they can join you in the pool – meaning you’re all happier, healthier and bonded in a fun and healthy environment. 8: Property improvement. If you think you might want to sell your property in the future a pool is a great investment that could increase your home’s worth. 9: Learning to swim. Learning to swim in a public pool can be hard work, and hard for anyone who’s self-conscious about their abilities. A private pool at home gives you a safe place to learn to swim with family and friends, away from scrutiny, and is also a great place for those who can’t yet swim to get some aerobic exercise by playing and dancing in the water. 10: Be outside. Modern life includes a lot of time in unnatural lighting and air conditioned rooms, disconnected from nature and the world around us. Flickering screens, humming electricity, constant stimulation and connection to the World Wide Web can mean that we find switching off and relaxing difficult. This constant stimulation can lead to depression, anxiety, sleep disorders and imbalanced mental health. Just a half hour a day of swimming outside in your in-ground pool can make a huge difference to your mental and physical health, taking you away from those stimulants and reconnecting you to your own body, your family, and nature.