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People looking for low impact exercise are swimming their way to better health. A good tool to promote daily swimming is a lap pool. Lap pools come in many different swimming pool designs and depths, and they can be installed indoors or outdoors. The most popular models range in price, from a basic $1,000 simple pool to custom luxury pools for over $20,000. They are typically long and fairly shallow. While mostly used for exercise, lap pools can also be useful for recreation and entertainment, or letting the kids cool off and splash around.

Viking fiberglass inground pools offer several different lap pool options. Reviews of Viking's Advanced Composite Pool has been rated the best ceramic composite inground swimming pools available, and there are independent retailers across the world who sell them. Viking lap pools come in two forms, the Panama line and the Santa Cruz line. These fiberglass pools are not meant for diving. The Panama pools are 35 to 45 feet long, 11 feet, 12 inches in width, and they are 4 1/2 feet deep. Measurements can be customized up to three percent for each pool. Santa Cruz pools are about 39 feet long, 7 1/2 feet wide and 4 feet deep. Viking pools offer great pool accessories, including mosaics and artistic tiling, lighting, and aromatherapy pools. Inground pool prices vary depending on what specifications you need, but they provide financing if you need it, and will ship and install anywhere around the world. Learn more about lap pool culture by following the Viking Pools blog, or check them out on Facebook and Twitter.

Sentry Pool, out of Moline, Illinois, has trademarked their lap pool which is called the River Pool. This lap pool has moving water, propelled by a stainless steel hydraulic motor. The water continues to recirculate while you swim, giving you the added fitness bonus of swimming against or with a current. These pools can be installed outdoors, on a deck or in the yard, or inside the home, in a sunroom or a basement, or even the garage. These pools come in several different sizes, and they are 40 inches deep, a little deeper than a standard lap pool. The River Pool is on the pricier end, costing $20,900. Independent dealers are located across the United States. If there is no dealer where you live, Sentry Pool will ship the pool and the materials to you, with do-it-yourself installation instructions. Check out the Sentry Pool website, or call them to discuss your options and the benefits of their River Pool at 1-800-443-8625.

For exercise and luxury, consider a lap pool with a built-in hot tub like the Swim Spa Deluxe. Complete your swimming workout, complete with automated water currents, and then switch over to the pool's hot tub for a hydraulic massage in warm water that will soothe muscles and return your heart rate to normal. The capacity is six people, and swimming pool accessories include water jets and wave jets included in both spas and pools. Choose your own colors for the wood on the outside of the pool, and for the interior shell. This model is an above ground swimming pool, and it can sit on any even surface, whether indoors or outdoors. This luxury lap pool can be found on Amazon and delivers in three to five weeks.

There are countless benefits to having a lap pool in your home. It will provide both a needed escape and an intense cardio workout. Swim laps or float around and relax with some pool toys and pool floats. Check out the different models and brands on the market, and make the best decision for your and your home.