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Contributed by: Erin Feese/YourHub.com on 7/6/2007

I've loved swimming since I was little and was even on the local swim team briefly as a child. So when I heard Easter Seals was inviting the community to check out its warm therapy pool at an open house on July 6, I decided to check it out.

Swimming is a great way to exercise and is lot easier on your joints and muscles than dry land activities, said Bill Brewton, one of the pool's water exercise therapy instructors. The water is also warmer than most pools, so it increases joint mobility and muscle flexibility and improves endurance during exercise.

The pool uses hydrogen peroxide instead of chlorine, which is great for both swimmers and the environment. I recently learned chlorine is very toxic (I'm kind of on this "green" cleaning kick -- I'll have to blog more about that later). The muscle conditioning class I peeked in on looked like a lot of fun -- too bad I didn't have the time to hop and take a dip!

The pool is even equipped with a hydraulic lift for people who may need assistance getting into the pool, said Robin Wheat Lofton, director of aquatics. She added that the pool offers four free visits to people who want to try it out.

Easter Seals does amazing things for people with disabilities, but the pool and its classes are open to anyone who wants to explore a new avenue of exercise. The pool is open six days a week and has classes such as aqua aerobics, cardio fit and ones specifically for arthritis. A schedule of classes and more information can be found on the Easter Seals Web site or by calling 303-233-1666, Ext. 1.

To read Lakewood resident Sunny Hackman's testimony about the pool, click here.

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