Some health concerns about long-term swimming

Former Member
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I found a place to swim in my city. It is surpisingly inexpensive with low traffic. It's a nice pool and a smoking deal money-wise. But I have some concerns about swimming for exercise 1. What if any, are the effects of long-term exposure to chlorine? 2. This is an outdoor pool. I would be sucking in oxygen while swimming, and the air in Phoenix can be pretty polluted at times. It makes me wonder if I am compounding the amount of pollution that my lungs take in. 3. I also wonder if I may be more prone to skin fungus, rash, etc. I am not trying to be negative about this, but I would like some honest input on this. Thanks, Dave
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  • I found a place to swim in my city. It is surpisingly inexpensive with low traffic. It's a nice pool and a smoking deal money-wise. But I have some concerns about swimming for exercise 1. What if any, are the effects of long-term exposure to chlorine? While some folks get concerned about the levels of trihalomethanes in indoor pools from the chlorine, it is not a problem for outdoor pools in any way. 2. This is an outdoor pool. I would be sucking in oxygen while swimming, and the air in Phoenix can be pretty polluted at times. It makes me wonder if I am compounding the amount of pollution that my lungs take in. Same amount as if you are exercising in any other way. 3. I also wonder if I may be more prone to skin fungus, rash, etc. I've never heard of someone gettingskin fungus from a pool. I'd figurethe chlorine would kill the fungus, that's sort of the point of chlorine.
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  • I found a place to swim in my city. It is surpisingly inexpensive with low traffic. It's a nice pool and a smoking deal money-wise. But I have some concerns about swimming for exercise 1. What if any, are the effects of long-term exposure to chlorine? While some folks get concerned about the levels of trihalomethanes in indoor pools from the chlorine, it is not a problem for outdoor pools in any way. 2. This is an outdoor pool. I would be sucking in oxygen while swimming, and the air in Phoenix can be pretty polluted at times. It makes me wonder if I am compounding the amount of pollution that my lungs take in. Same amount as if you are exercising in any other way. 3. I also wonder if I may be more prone to skin fungus, rash, etc. I've never heard of someone gettingskin fungus from a pool. I'd figurethe chlorine would kill the fungus, that's sort of the point of chlorine.
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