Monday, September 9, 2013

Foam Pool Floats Are Fun For All

By Amanda Baird


The children have finished school for the summer break, the days are long and full of sunshine and people are wondering how to best fill their days. It seems to be compulsory that swimming trips or days out at an aqua park should feature. Yet the latter option might not be viable if you have a child who is unable to swim. Don't despair as this can be overcome with the assistance of foam pool floats.

Gaining confidence in the water is the biggest hurdle, and these items really can help. These pieces come in a rainbow assortment of colours, so any child seeing them will naturally think of fun and games. As they seem to carry no threat a child will feel completely relaxed.

When using these aids everything becomes fun, and so the threat held by water diminishes. They will not suffer punctures or deflate, a problem that their inflatable counterparts face. Thanks to their material they're buoyant naturally, and as such they do make wonderful floatation aids for anyone who is wary around water.

On a long hot summer day the water looks so inviting. People are in and out of the water but those who are wary around water will often not get more than their feet wet, which is a shame. Some people get self conscious about using the old fashioned armbands and rings, but there are other options.

Smaller children can wear a buoyancy jacket. You might have seen them, they have chambers in which numerous buoyancy aids can be fitted. Over a period of time the number of chambers being used can be reduced, this can be done in conjunction with the child's growing confidence. Before the child knows it the jacket is empty and they are floating by themselves.

For the older child, or even an adult there are things called noodles. These are long but thin floatation devices. They can be positioned under the chest and held in position by passing them under the armpit. Several can be used at the same time depending on how much buoyancy is required. Now the person can enjoy getting more than their ankles wet.

Not everything poolside revolves around swimming, sometimes people want to just relax. Many will remember the old style inflatable air mattresses. Now there are vinyl coated rafts of varying sizes, some also have a very convenient head rest built into them for additional comfort. They can be used either in the water or on dry land.

Another thing to help with a hard days lazing is a floating tray. This will have been created in the same way as the raft. They are big enough to be useful, but small enough to prevent them being constantly in the way.

So these foam pool floats can be made use of in numerous different ways. Their bright colours really cheer anywhere up, and seem to create a happy atmosphere. They will provide years of use thanks to their construction and the material that they have been made from. The most important thing is that they can help a person learn to swim.




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