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Swimming Pool Safety Facts

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Swimming Pool Safety Facts

Swimming Pool Chemicals Can be Hazardous Fact: Poison Control Centers receive as many as 10,000 reports of exposure to chlorine in pool chemicals annually, with two in every five cases involving children under the age of six, according to the CDC. Another 4,000 cases are reported for respiratory and eye irritation, usually from improper storing, mixing or using of pool […]

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Training Athletes Recover Nicely In Cold Plunge Pools

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Training Athletes Recover Nicely In Cold Plunge Pools

Redskin Football Players recover in the Cold Plunge Pool Nothing feels better on tired, sore muscles after a tough workout than a hot shower or, if you have access to one, a hot tub. Haven’t we seen pro athletes doing this for years? Research is coming out that cold temperatures are better for recovery on muscles than heat. It seems […]

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Forget the Cookies, How about a Milk Bath?

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Forget the Cookies, How about a Milk Bath?

Charlize Theron In Her Luxury Bath Filled with Milk For thousands of years, the milk bath has been a regimen for beautiful women, most notably, Cleopatra, who is famed for her beauty, but also obsessed with maintaining it. Here we are in 2012 and it looks like nothing is changed when it comes to preserving our age and beauty. Celebrities […]

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Taking Up the Heat In Your Custom Pool

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Taking Up the Heat In Your Custom Pool

Determining the best heating system for your luxury hot tub or custom swimming pool really depends on the location, size, and how often you use your pool. Here are some options that can help narrow down your decision. Gas Heaters use natural gas or propane and can heat a large volume of water relatively fast making them great for large […]

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Chlorine Could be Linked to Lung Damage

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Chlorine Could be Linked to Lung Damage

As seen in Aquatics Int.   We are seeing more and more of these studies come out about how damaging chlorine is to those who swim on a regular basis. A couple months ago some research was done on boys who swam competitively and how hormones were affected with exposure to certain chlorine levels. Airway disorders are common in regular […]

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