I work for a health club and we keep our lap pool temperature between 78-80 degrees. Recently, my boss requested some sort of article or authoritative piece justifying the temperature. I know I have seen articles in the past on 78-80 degrees being the best temperatures for lap swimming, but it was several years ago.
Does anyone know of an article they have read commenting on this? Any help or direction would be fantastic. Thanks!
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These people have the choice to actually move their bodies at faster than a slow motion pace to warm up and get fitter in the process but choose not to do so.
I have to disagree here. Yes some may be able to, but many of the little ole men and women can't because of age or medical conditions.
I am almost 52 and can do the the floor and step aerobics classes but not as fast as the 20 something pretty thing teaching the class. She may do 4 reps of a partictular move in a certain amount of time and I can only get in 3.
This summer was the first time I swam in a pool with a temperature above 82. In mid summer, the water in the outdoor competition pool was approaching 88, I could do some laps, but like you said, I got exhausted quickly. Ironically, water in the play pool was much colder because of the constant airation by all the fountains and 'water features.'
Water temperature is a problem that won't be able to be solved until someone comes up with a way to 'zone' heat a pool. So all you engineers out there start thinking on a way to do that (I already have an idea but not sure it would work) When you come up with something, remember I was the one who gave you the idea and deserve some of the profit!
Lainey
These people have the choice to actually move their bodies at faster than a slow motion pace to warm up and get fitter in the process but choose not to do so.
I have to disagree here. Yes some may be able to, but many of the little ole men and women can't because of age or medical conditions.
I am almost 52 and can do the the floor and step aerobics classes but not as fast as the 20 something pretty thing teaching the class. She may do 4 reps of a partictular move in a certain amount of time and I can only get in 3.
This summer was the first time I swam in a pool with a temperature above 82. In mid summer, the water in the outdoor competition pool was approaching 88, I could do some laps, but like you said, I got exhausted quickly. Ironically, water in the play pool was much colder because of the constant airation by all the fountains and 'water features.'
Water temperature is a problem that won't be able to be solved until someone comes up with a way to 'zone' heat a pool. So all you engineers out there start thinking on a way to do that (I already have an idea but not sure it would work) When you come up with something, remember I was the one who gave you the idea and deserve some of the profit!
Lainey
