Swimming Pool

Building a Great Inground Swimming Pool for your Kids Everyone’s gearing up for the summer, and an inground swimming pool is a great way to make your yard the go-to hot spot for your kids and their friends. Naturally, you need a great space, good foundations and a solid build, but there’s plenty more to consider when making a great pool that your kids can enjoy. Get the Height Right You want a pool that your kids can stand in, so we recommend that you build it with them in mind. An extensive shallow end ensures they can put their feet on the ... Read More

Taking Care of your Inground Pool Nothing beats the summer heat like a cool, refreshing dip in a swimming pool. While above ground pools are always enjoyable, inground pools offer even more features for your family and guests to enjoy. Typically, larger and easier to enter and exit, they’re also usually much deeper, sometimes even letting you add diving boards and slides and play underwater games. However, along with the benefits, inground pools also require additional maintenance to keep the pool water fresh and the area safe. Tests and Adjustments Inground pools require regular testing for pH and chlorine. Use high-quality pool chemicals, testing devices and pool care kits to check and restore proper levels. ... Read More

4 End of Summer Pool Party Ideas for your Last Hurrah this Labor Day Weekend Summer pool parties, sadly, are coming to an end. With kids back in school, friends and family in Northeast Ohio soon will turn attention to back-to-school events and other calendar-swamping activities that prevent leisurely gatherings around the grill, outdoor kitchen and backyard patio. Since you’ve spent all summer enjoying cannonballs from the diving board and icy-cold drinks from the cooler, there’s no reason not to go all-in during one of the last weekends of summer weather. Here are four themes your guests will enjoy: Show ... Read More

5 Pool Friendly (and easy) Things to Eat At Your Next Outdoor Party It’s a no-brainer to dump a bag of chips in a bowl and to fire up the grill for some burgers when you host your next pool party, but that’s kind of a boring way to jump into summer fun, right? After cannonballing into the pool to cool off, guests are going to come out looking for a refreshing drink and a bite to eat as they relax in the sun. Without going too Martha Stewart, Rachel Ray or Giada De Laurentiis, there are ways to impress ... Read More

Swimming: How it can Improve Your Quality of Life While all exercise can produce greater health and longevity, studies point to swimming as one of the best choices for doing so. Here are just a few of the many reasons why: Counts As Both Cardio and Strength Training With Low Impact: While swimming, if you aren’t moving constantly, you’re sinking. (Forced cardio!) Plus, water is about 800 times denser than air, so your muscles are under constant resistance. Low impact means swimming is a great workout for injured athletes, who need to take it easy on their joints, but it ... Read More

Get Fit in the Pool Without Swimming a Single Lap Swimming is an amazing way to burn calories and tone your muscles. Doing laps can burn anywhere from 540 to more than 700 calories per hour – more than going for a run! But swimming isn’t the only way to use your pool to get fit. Use the natural resistance of water to add variety to your routine by incorporating these calorie-burning exercises into your repertoire. Do as many reps as you can of each exercise before moving on to the next. Repeat the circuits and increase the repetitions as ... Read More