If you are lucky enough to be living out your golden years in a warm climate region, consider the benefits of adding a pool to your retirement home. Swimming can be an excellent way to keep fit and offers other health benefits for seniors. Consider how these swimming benefits for your health are worth the investment into a new pool for your home.
- Increase muscle tone. Water offers a natural resistance that helps you maintain muscle tone. Not only is this important to stay fit, it helps improve your metabolism and keeps your body strong.
- Reduced impact on joints. If you have arthritis or other joint issues, swimming is a fantastic option to reduce impact when exercising. Also, the pressure of the water can help alleviate swelling and inflammation, reducing joint pain for many seniors.
- A healthy heart. Keeping your heart healthy is important at any age. Swimming offers great cardiovascular benefits, improving circulation, strengthening your heart and helping lower your blood pressure to reduce the risk of a stroke.
- Improved flexibility and mobility. Coordination, flexibility and mobility are important as you get older to prevent falls. Over 25% of seniors 65-years or older fall each year, with almost 60 unintentional fall deaths per 100,000 seniors in 2014. Swimming can help maintain all three of these health aspects to keep you upright and safe.
If you have been considering adding a pool to your retirement home, these are four excellent reasons to make the investment. Not only will it add beauty and value to your home, you can enjoy a heathier senior life with a pool in your backyard.
Posted on behalf of Somar Pool Service & Repairs
4581 Weston Road
Weston, FL 33331
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