Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Swimmer
Thanks for all the good information, looking forward to our visit and checking out the lap pools before buying. One more question, is it posted somewhere on-line when the pools are open for lap swimming time? Thanks
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http://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/a...ews/index.html |
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My wife swims laps just about every day---close to a mile---there are lots of pools that are available for lap swimming
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Open Exercise Rules
I spoke with a Colony Rec Center employee about "open exercise and walking with no lanes in". I was told swimming is certainly exercise so it is fine to swim laps during open exercise. I was also informed that walkers should NOT walk the width of the sport pool. Walkers should always walk in the lanes which are are marked on the bottom of the pool. I was also informed by the rec center person that if I see walkers gathering at the ends of the lanes I should politely request that they not block the lane. I'm not sure how I would approach a group of people who seem determined to make me feel unwanted in the pool if I were swimming laps.
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Sometimes I think they may not know that a lap swimmer needs the black line. At least, I'd like to think that. Sports pools are gigantic! There's more than enough space for everyone. No one should have to tell adults in which direction to walk. It should be intuitive, if not, the black lines should send a clear message. |
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There is a logical reason for walking/jogging the width of the pool. It is because you can choose the appropriate depth for your height and the depth of the water remains consistent as you walk/jog. When you walk the length, you go through different depths. Believe it or not, it does make a difference when you are trying to maintain a consistent stride, especially for shorter folks and those who are struggling with balance issues. The water aerobics classes have you walk the width for that very reason. I walk and jog the width during open exercise, but only if I can do so without interfering with lap swimmers.
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There are so many pools, the regional ones in each village to name many, that water walkers can use. Lap swimmers need a deep 25 yard pool and many of us with joint replacements rely on lap swimming as our non weight bearing cardio exercise. Since there are far fewer sports pools in the villages than other "walker friendly" pools, it seems only fair to have the sports pools have lots of dedicated lap swimming time with the lanes in the pools.
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They are all designated for specific purposes. The only type of pools that are designated for exercising are the sports pools, and that includes water walking. Water walking is specifically stated as one of the possible types of exercise to be conducted during open exercise and combo swim time blocks, but it is not the only type of (non-swimming) exercise that takes place during those times. I'm not sure what you are envisioning when you think of "water-walkers", but the type of walking that I and many others do is a fast-paced, long-stride, low-impact, lap-based cardio exercise. And there are others who are disabled or recovering from medical events where their only exercise option is to water walk and they don't need to be dodging around people who are standing or floating in the neighborhood pools. I can't (or shouldn't) disrupt the the relaxing, floating and socializing aspect of the neighborhood pools by exercising in them anymore than I can disrupt the lap swimmers by relaxing and socializing in the sports pool. Everyone has different needs and wants when it comes to their time in the sports pools. And everyone can pretty much have what they want or need if they are willing to be flexible about their time and location of the sports pool. Last edited by Skybo; 03-11-2015 at 01:54 PM. Reason: For clarity and to add some stuff |
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