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I show you how you can have this!

As I sit here writing this, I hear the pump kick on for the swim spa, and the latching-click sound of the flow-switch activating the heater. This means that the swim spa is beginning a cycle of heating, filtration, and chlorination. Does this seem complicated? Are you ready to put this book down and go watch something else? Don’t leave before I tell you that I’m still sitting here writing. I haven’t actually had to get up to do anything or even think about the systems. Once they are set up, they run like little robots. You only need to step in when something breaks or needs adjusting. Most of the time, I just walk through the basement turning on lights and looking around. Since there is often nothing to concern me, I just progress into relaxing, swimming, or hanging out with friends. And once your basement pool is set up and stabilized, so will you.

But first, I should explain what I mean when I say “pool”, “resistance pool”, and “swim spa”. They are all the same thing to me. What I am describing is a rectangular pool long enough to allow a person of average height to extend their arms and kick their feet and still feel like they have room front to back and side to side. So, picture something 13-14 feet long, and 6 feet wide. The depth can vary from 36 inches to 6 feet or more. A resistance pool has the characteristic of being able to throw enough water against you that you must swim to stay in place. Else, you will be pushed to the back of the pool and your toes will gently brush the rear wall. You will crouch against the wall like Spider-Man and then shove off upstream. This volume of water propelled at you, and how it is propelled, is something that can be tailored to your abilities and costs. I’ll get into all that later.

And when I say “spa” or “hot tub” I am talking about a much smaller body of water that is kept at a hot temperature, too hot for safe or comfortable exercise, but enjoyable for soaking. A hot tub also offers hydro-therapy. Jets propel water against your body and small bubbles of air caress your skin easing away aches and pains and relaxing everyone.

Now that we have that out of the way, let’s start rationalizing!