The noodlers have succeeded, again, in getting the pool temperature raised to 86 degrees! :bitching: I have sent an e-mail to the American Red Cross, however, the more information I gather, the better! If any of you have any published articles on this topic, I would greatly appreciate it!
Here is the e-mail I sent to the American Red cross:
Hello,
I live in an adult community with an indoor swimming pool. After doing internet research, I am still not sure of a definitive recommendation of appropriate water temperatures for the following:
1. Adults (55 years old or older) swimming laps and/or participating in water aerobics who have high blood pressure or other heart conditions.
2. Adults (55 years old or older) swimming laps and/or participating in water aerobics who have diabetes.
In addition, what is the recommended air temperature and humidity percentage for an indoor pool?
The pool temperature in our community was raised from 84 to 86, so I am trying to build a case for lowering the temperature to suit the needs of the majority of our residents. And, it is my guess that most of the residents using the pool have either high blood pressure, other heart conditions, diabetes, or other health conditions making it a health risk to exercise in 86 degree water.
Any assistance and documentation you can provide would be most appreciated!
Thank you very much,
Elaine Krugman
Thanks, Forumites, for any documentation you send my way! By the way, if you can post links in the forums, perhaps it would help others, as well, who are battling the same issues. If you have articles to send as attachments, please send me a PM and I will provide you my e-mail address.
Thanks!
Elaine
P.S. Anna Lea: If you see this, does USMS have any "official" documentation at your offices?
Just a quick story about a confrontation I had with a manatee.
One of the in-town pools (that keeps the temp at 84) had some sort of mechanical problem, and the pool temp dropped to 80. I loved it. It lasted for a whole week like that. At the end of my workout one day, an aerobics class was starting up. I resent them as it is, because they usurp 4 of the 6 lanes for the class. (Any remaining lap swimmers have to circle in the last two lanes, but we know the schedule and all try to get out at the witching hour.) What irks me about this class is that, yes, it's large, but they don't use the whole lanes. They stick to the shallow end. (Pool depth varies from 3.5 to 5.5 feet.) That's why they need 4 lanes. But they would perfectly fill the instructional pool at that facility. (It varies in depth from 3 to 3.5 feet.)
Anyway, one of the aerobic ladies was really giving it to the chief life guard because of how cold the water was. I broke in, and suggested that they'd be plenty warm in the small pool. She said then need the deeper water because they jump. (If I hadn't been worn out from a good workout, I would have burst out laughing.) I just said, "Jump? You ladies hardly move! If you all would work your legs and arms as hard as you work your jaws during the sesion, you'd stay warm even in the 80 degree water!"
Of course, that didn't go over well. Conversation disintegrated at that point. I knew I had been out of line, but the drive home felt especially satisfying that morning.
Just a quick story about a confrontation I had with a manatee.
One of the in-town pools (that keeps the temp at 84) had some sort of mechanical problem, and the pool temp dropped to 80. I loved it. It lasted for a whole week like that. At the end of my workout one day, an aerobics class was starting up. I resent them as it is, because they usurp 4 of the 6 lanes for the class. (Any remaining lap swimmers have to circle in the last two lanes, but we know the schedule and all try to get out at the witching hour.) What irks me about this class is that, yes, it's large, but they don't use the whole lanes. They stick to the shallow end. (Pool depth varies from 3.5 to 5.5 feet.) That's why they need 4 lanes. But they would perfectly fill the instructional pool at that facility. (It varies in depth from 3 to 3.5 feet.)
Anyway, one of the aerobic ladies was really giving it to the chief life guard because of how cold the water was. I broke in, and suggested that they'd be plenty warm in the small pool. She said then need the deeper water because they jump. (If I hadn't been worn out from a good workout, I would have burst out laughing.) I just said, "Jump? You ladies hardly move! If you all would work your legs and arms as hard as you work your jaws during the sesion, you'd stay warm even in the 80 degree water!"
Of course, that didn't go over well. Conversation disintegrated at that point. I knew I had been out of line, but the drive home felt especially satisfying that morning.
