Swimming is an exercise that is popular as an all-around body developer. It is a great full-body workout that uses arms, chest, shoulders, stomach muscles, and legs. Like all exercises, swimming releases endorphins in our brain. These hormones make us feel good.
I have been swimming more these days since finding that brisk walking is getting a bit too stressful for my back. Luckily there is a swimming pool that is within walking distance from my home. Although there is a bus going to the pool, I make it a habit to take the half an hour walk there, swim for an hour and take the half hour walk home. I think that is plenty of exercise for a day.
The swimming pool is usually rather quiet in the afternoon. There were times when I had the whole pool to myself for the good part of an hour. During such times, I feel like a VIP swimming in the empty pool with half a dozen lifeguards looking out for me.
However, the pool does get used. In the mornings, it is open to seniors for water aerobics. The pool is also opened to the schools nearby for conducting swimming lessons for the students. Private swimming instructors rent the place to conduct swimming classes for their students. And of course, nearby residents used the pool too. It is just that the period between 1pm and 4pm is a bit quieter.
Another great thing about the pool is that seniors, like yours truly, get to use it for free any time of the day, as many times in a day.
A nice size pool.
This is a children's pool, and further out is a wave pool.You can click on the picture for a better view.
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