So I've been waiting and waiting and waiting for the new rec center up the road to open. I've been thinking how cool it will be... walk a mile and a half to the pool, work out, walk a mile and a half back... think of all of the calories burned! Think of the workout to be had!
Didn't really think they'd rip me off on the pool.
When they said "warm water fitness pool," I thought "25x25 pool warm enough to keep the blue hairs happy." I did not think "warm puddle just big enough to wave around your pool noodle." After all, all of the high schools in the area have swim teams and they use the rec center pools for practice. It would only seem logical to have a pool of an appropriate size to use for that purpose. Um, no.
What we have is a warm puddle (which I didn't even bother getting into) then we have a kiddie pool with all of the accompanying stuff to climb on, and then we have this "current area" (that's what they call it) which is sort of like a thin lap lane that winds around and through the kiddie area, and has a current to it, to add to your workout when you're walking around with your pool noodle.
Of course, sticking the "current" area in the middle of kiddie land makes absolutely no sense, being that the blue haired ladies don't like to get their hair wet... and being in the kiddie area ensures that you're going to get wet!
I was pondering the merits of trying to swim against the current, but it's not really a wide enough channel to pull that off. Not to mention that I'd probably get whacked with a noodle if I tried that.
Oh well, I guess I'll just go back to the old pool. At least it's quiet and generally noodle-free.
Very interesting Frank. I am told that pools are a money pit for upkeep. Therefore if cities believe they can turn the money pit around and get more people attracted by the water slides, zero depth and all that, they put the water park in.
Interesting comment about the zero depth to 3 feet. That is what is going in, in Champaign. Rantoul has a new facility with the same thing, and a co-worker has a son who manages the Rantoul facility, before and after the water park was built. The saves are much higher now with the zero dept pool for exactly the reason sited.
Craig, I also use the weights and cardio machines at the Y, and since my kids are on team, pay a family membership. Yes the building is very old, and yes the men's lockerroom is bad(OK,OK, they make everybody go down there during a tornado warning, everyone don't give me smart cracks). The women's lockerroom is much better at the Y.
I asked the architect(who is now building the Champaign park), why better lockerrooms were not put into place. He said when the place was designed, they were told the public would get to use the school lockerrooms, which are quite spacious. Once UHS was built, the school said absolutely no way would the public use those lockerrooms.
Very interesting Frank. I am told that pools are a money pit for upkeep. Therefore if cities believe they can turn the money pit around and get more people attracted by the water slides, zero depth and all that, they put the water park in.
Interesting comment about the zero depth to 3 feet. That is what is going in, in Champaign. Rantoul has a new facility with the same thing, and a co-worker has a son who manages the Rantoul facility, before and after the water park was built. The saves are much higher now with the zero dept pool for exactly the reason sited.
Craig, I also use the weights and cardio machines at the Y, and since my kids are on team, pay a family membership. Yes the building is very old, and yes the men's lockerroom is bad(OK,OK, they make everybody go down there during a tornado warning, everyone don't give me smart cracks). The women's lockerroom is much better at the Y.
I asked the architect(who is now building the Champaign park), why better lockerrooms were not put into place. He said when the place was designed, they were told the public would get to use the school lockerrooms, which are quite spacious. Once UHS was built, the school said absolutely no way would the public use those lockerrooms.
