Imagine the perfect summer afternoon with your family. The sky is blue, the lemonade is sweet, and your kids are playing catch in the backyard. While this scene may look a bit like paradise, you know what's missing? A pool for you all to jump into together.
Depending on how you grew up, a pool is either viewed as an extravagant luxury or a bonafide necessity. But whether you have one or not, here are a few reasons you should consider building one.
- To Destress Your Life
Sure, you could invest in a few massages a month along with some sleep medicine and a therapist, but wouldn't it be easy (and more fun) to just toss your kids in the pool? You'll get to enjoy their unbridled laughter as they jump off the diving board and play Marco Polo on those hot Spring mornings. Moreover, the exercise you get from a few laps in the pool doesn't just help your body but strengthens your mind too. So if you're looking for an excuse to invest in a pool, just tell people it's for your health.
- It'll Make Bedtime Easier
If your kids are still under the age of ten (or just act like it), you know all too well the struggles that bathtime can produce. There's the arguing, the pleading, and then possibly the crying, as they tell you over and over again how they're not tired. A pool changes all that. A few hours in the pool with your kids will make your kids beg for bedtime, and it will also help you and them sleep better as a result.
- To Create Memories
You don't have to go all over the world to create memories that will last a lifetime; pack up a lunch and have a "staycation" in your backyard with your new pool! They're great for group activities, inviting your friends over for a bar-b-q, or just lounging, but no matter what you use it for, it's guaranteed to fill your life with favorite stories from your time spent in the backyard.
- To Help With Fitness
For the same reason that adding a pool will help get your kids ready for bedtime, a pool is also a fun and efficient way to get a great workout. Not only does it provide a ton of variation and engage your whole body, it's also very easy on your joints and doesn't require any equipment outside of the pool itself. In addition to that, a pool will also help with your child's fitness as well, since they will learn to enjoy being outside rather than indoors all summer. In a day and age where childhood obesity is on the rise, this is one fact that can't afford to be ignored.
- To Increase the Value of Your Home
Ok, let's get practical here. Besides the memories and the fitness aspect, a pool is also a fantastic investment into your home's property value. If you live in a neighborhood where every other house has a pool, adding one of your own can increase the value of the house by as much as 7%, despite it being somewhat expensive to build in the first place (it varies by area, so make sure to check your local inground pool prices).. While a pool should not necessarily be seen as an investment per se, there's no denying that if added appropriately, it can add a tremendous value to your property.
- To Have Fun With the Grandkids
If you're up in age, having a pool might be something you think is silly to even consider. Sure, it could be used for some great aquatic therapy if you suffer from things like osteoarthritis, but that's a sizeable expense for a single purpose. Here's another: Grandkids. If you're fortunate enough to have grandchildren that live even remotely in the area, having a pool is like a magnet: not only will they want to come over, but they'll most likely want to stay for a while too. What could be more fun than that?
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