We’ve all hear rumors about swimming and swimming pools, but are they true? Wait an hour after you eat to swim – Some truth. The truth is, when your stomach is digesting food, more blood goes to your stomach to aid in digestion, leaving less blood in your other muscles. If you over work those muscles, you may get cramps. … Read More
Mistakes That Destroy Pool Equipment
Investing in a swimming pool is just that – an investment. Why take the risk of making classic mistakes when it comes to caring for your pool equipment? Some common mistakes are: Algae – If you have an algae problem, many pool owners try to troubleshoot by using their automatic cleaner to blow it out. This can make the problem … Read More
Bromine vs. Chlorine?
Chlorine dissolves quickly to begin sanitizing the water. Chlorine tablets can be used in floating dispensers, in line or offline chlorine feeders, or placed right in the skimmer basket, although this is not recommended. Granules can be pre-dissolved in a bucket of water and dispensed around the pool. As chlorine begins disinfecting the water or killing algae it forms compounds … Read More
6 Reasons a Pool is a Calorie Burner
Are you looking to change up your exercise routine? Hit the pool instead the gym. Depending on things like body type, gender and weight, exercising in the pool for an hour can burn almost 1,000 calories. Swimming is a low-impact exercise Swimming is a great whole-body workout Swimming is cardio and strength training Water exercise is safe for people … Read More
The Best Landscaping Plants for Around Your Pool
A touch of greenery around your pool can really spruce it up. If you chose the right plants. Listed below are a few of the plants that will work good around your pool. Ornamental Grasses – This offers a lot of depth and movement around your pool and are very low maintenance. Shrubs – A few shrubs by your swimming … Read More
Decorating Your Pool for the Holidays?
The holidays are almost here which means it is time to get out the decorations. More than likely, you have decorations for the inside and outside of your house, but maybe not for your pool. There is no need for special pool decorations, you can use common items to make your pool festive also. By adding holiday-themed inflatable decorations to … Read More
Pet Safety Around Your Pool
Don’t forget about the safety of your pet around your Maui swimming pool. Taking a few precautions could save your pet’s life. Be aware of your pet’s swimming abilities. Never leave your pet unsupervised near the water. Make sure your pet knows how to get out of the pool. Practice the “come” command to get your pet out of the … Read More
Ways to Entertain by Your Pool
Most everyone with a working pool is giving consideration to the next big pool party. Simply having a cool body of water to serve as a reprieve from the heat of the sun is more than enough to get people into your pool, but there are so many ways to throw pool parties other than the basic route. A few … Read More
5 Swimming Pool Myths – Busted
We’ve all hear rumors about swimming and swimming pools, but are they true? Wait an hour after you eat to swim – Some truth. The truth is, when your stomach is digesting food, more blood goes to your stomach to aid in digestion, leaving less blood in your other muscles. If you over work those muscles, you may get cramps. … Read More
How To Lose Weight In A Swimming Pool
You probably already know that a swimming pool can turn your ordinary backyard into a relaxing and gorgeous retreat, but what you may not know is that a pool provides one of the best fat burning workouts. That is because water is 800 times denser than air, so everytime you move in the pool, you are doing a resistance workout. … Read More