What are the benefits of owning a swimming pool, “let us count the ways.” Just having a body of water in the backyard has so many documented physical and psychological benefits. Swimming is known as the greatest of all exercises with health benefits too many to list here, but suffice it to say they pools are fun, fun, fun to be around and fun to be in. A pool is literally a social magnet, and owning a swimming pool automatically makes you ten times more popular. In high school, the coolest kids were those who had swimming pools and pool parties. Parents were happy and grateful that their kids were close at hand where they can be supervised. In Southern California you can enjoy a great swim whenever you want year-round, day or night.

If you don’t think the many benefits of owning a pool justify the expense, consider this. Taking a family of five to a five-day, four-night stay at a major entertainment park can easily cost $5,000 – $10,000. Gasoline and rental cars, airline tickets and hotels, eating at high priced restaurants and related purchases can cost a small fortune. Total these costs over many years and your pool is paid for, with all the other benefits as freebies. That vacation only lasts for days, but a pool is the gift that keeps giving year after year. And in Southern Californian, where pools are in constant demand, homes with pools sell on average for a whopping $95,000 more than comparable ones without.

For many of us, the simple mention of a swimming pool floods us with incredible memories of BBQ’s and pool parties, of friends and family swimming together, kids squealing with joy and laughter playing “Marco Polo,” or simply chatting beside the pool getting a tan. Simply said, having a swimming pool makes your life better. All the proof you need is recognizing how much you are smiling right now at the idea of having your own pool in the backyard and how it can drastically improve your Lifestyle.