Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Foam Pool Floats As Aids

By Amanda Baird


At this time of year with the long summer days and children away from school people often wonder how to best fill the time. One way which is often used is a swimming trip, or a trip to a water park. Although the latter option might not be advisable if one in your party is a non-swimmer. The good news is that foam pool floats can help.

The biggest part of learning to swim is gaining confidence in water, and this is where these items come in useful. As they're available in a wide range of bright colours, whenever used the child immediately associates them with fun. They appear non threatening and so the child feels totally relaxed around them.

Everything becomes a game, and so water becomes linked with fun and games. Unlike their blow-up counterparts these units cannot be punctured and start to deflate at the most inconvenient of times. Due to the material that they are made from they are naturally buoyant, and so make a wonderful buoyancy aid for those who are less that confident in water.

During the long hot days of summer the water does seem very appealing. You will notice people in and out of the water enjoying themselves, but there will also be others who are only paddling. Sometimes people see the inability to swim as a bit of a stigma, but are reluctant to use armbands or rings, but other devices can be used.

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.

An older child, or even an adult, might prefer to utilise something called a noodle. These are long thin floatation aids. They can be used by laying them across the chest and under the armpits in a 'U' shape. Dependent upon how much buoyancy is needed the number of noodles can vary. As the person is now supported they can now enjoy getting totally wet.

A swimming trip can often involve more than just swimming, there is also the all important relaxation. The old inflatable air mattress has now been superseded. You will now see vinyl coated rafts of all different sizes being used, some also have a headrest area incorporated. They can be made use of on the land as well as on the water.

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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