We all know how addicted we are to our phones, tablets and computers these days. Whether you’re spending your time checking Instagram, or Facebook, or are endlessly connected to your work through your technology, it can be overwhelming. That’s why a good tech detox is always a great idea! And installing a fibreglass swimming pool is a fantastic to do so: for yourself and your family!
At Aquify Pools, we aim to help you maintain that connection (and not to the WiFi) by designing and installing your dream backyard pool. This helps encourage physical activity, socialisation and the many other health benefits (both physical and mental) that can be gained from regular swimming.
Let’s explore some of how installing a fibreglass swimming pool can help you unwind and promote relaxation and mental clarity.
Promoting Mental Health
While it’s well-documented that exercise is generally good for your mental health, swimming pools in particular can provide the perfect place for relaxation, clear thinking, and family fun. This will help take your mind off your day-to-day struggles. Swimming also boosts your endorphin levels and helps to improve your mood. Our spa pool combinations like the Aqua Ledge or Spillway Series are the perfect relaxation backyard pool designs for those who’ll use their pool to relax.
Encourage Healthy Play Practices for Children
Whether you choose a large inground pool like our Olympus Series or a smaller above-ground round pool, swimming encourages healthy play practices for children—things like sharing certain swimming toys, appropriate exercise and safe behaviour around bodies of water.
Less Screens, More Outdoors
Choosing to install a swimming pool will allow your kids and yourself to spend less time engaged with the digital world and more time living in the moment. You won’t remember all the time you spent online, or reading the news, but you will remember teaching your kids to swim and the fun time you had in the pool on a hot summer day.
As for your kids, the less time they spend on their screens, the better off they’ll be. There is no better way to spend the summer holidays than relaxing by their new fibreglass swimming pool.
Developing Fine Motor Skills
The motions involved in swimming can help kids learn fine motor skills, as well as the use of different muscles in the body. For example, a simple breaststroke engages the upper chest, core, forearms and legs. Playing catch or pool volleyball is also a great way to teach kids about motion in the water and encourage better balance and depth perception.
A Concentration Booster
Even without the games that you can do in a swimming pool to encourage your kids’ concentration levels, having a swimming pool that’s regularly used will help their concentration improve, as well as their cognitive function. Remaining physically active throughout their early development years is a great way to help them remain mentally active, too.
Better Health Outcomes
If you have young teenagers, then the last thing you want is for them to spend all day on their phones/laptops/tablets. By installing a pool, or even by engaging them in the backyard pool design process, you can help them avoid certain lifestyle-related health risks like heart disease, diabetes or obesity as they age.
Encouraging Community
Finding a community is so important for one’s health and sense of belonging. If you’re new to an area and have had a swimming pool installation, you’re now in a position to host your neighbours. You are encouraging social interactions offline and forging new connections. Weekend pool parties, anyone?
A Safe Place to Swim At Any Time
No longer will your kids’ whole day be “ruined” by a closed beach! By having an inground pool at your home, you can give your kids a safe, supervised location to swim at any time! Soyou won’t have to deal with any tantrums or other misbehaviour and can simply let your kids swim in the pool at home without spending any time or money driving to and from a closed beach or an aquatic centre.
Immune Booster
By regularly swimming, you can boost your immune system! While you may be concerned about the effects of excess chlorination, this can be minimised with proper post-pool care that generally includes a hot shower with soapy water and plenty of rehydrating drinks.
Promoting Inclusive Interplay
Backyard pools are the perfect place for everyone to congregate. They can be particularly useful during family reunions and promote inclusivity between kids and adults alike. They’re a place of both play and relaxation, of conversation and quiet reflection. Our pool designers can also build accessibility features into your fibreglass swimming pool to ensure that all members of your family or visiting friends can enjoy the water.
At Aquify Pools, we believe in the positive power of water. Getting away from the screen and into the water is the perfect way to revamp your brain power and can teach your children valuable life lessons, as well as promote their overall health.
Contact us today for your consultation on a swimming pool installation, or pool design ideas from our professional pool installers to help you make your backyard pool dreams a reality. Then you can start living a healthier, happier life: by the pool.
