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Celebrate Swim a Lap Day
Take a lap! Around the pool that is, Swim a Lap Day is a day to get your snorkel and goggles on and patronize your local swimming pool. Swimming is a great way of getting exercise, especially for those who have health problems that make traditional exercise difficult due to weakness or difficulty moving. Swimming has been an activity humans have indulged in at least as far back as 7,000 years ago, a time from which depictions of this activity can be seen in stone age paintings.
People have been engaging in swimming for all these years for many reasons, with recreation being by far the most common among them. Swimming is, in fact, ranked among the most popular forms of physical activity, even among otherwise sedentary individuals. The buoyant nature of water makes it much easier on those with physical limitations to get out and have a good time, and the act of coursing through the water is often described as feeling a bit like flying!
Swimming has also been shown to be excellent for your health Those engaged in swimming tend to engage in the activity for longer than other forms of exercise, and the act of swimming often engages the entire body while moving through the water This also results in the body drawing on large supplies of oxygen during almost all stages of the activity Other benefits seen from this activity include a reduction in stress related illnesses by reduction of the same, and it can even improve posture!
Swimming is also commonly participated in as a competitive sport and artistic display. Whether it’s simple speed swimming or synchronised water based dance performances, swimming has found it’s way into many sport venues, including the Olympic Games. Due to it’s unique engagement of muscle groups, swimming segments are also commonly included in multi-segmented sport competitions, including triathlons and Iron Man competitions.
One of the most ancient uses for swimming is it’s involvement in many types of employment. In Japan there are abalone and pearl divers who spend many hours each day engaging in swimming to impressive depths to gather these riches. Underwater welding is another incredibly profitable, and incredibly dangerous field that involves swimming a great deal. Whether it’s for research or construction, swimming continues to be an important part of modern industry.
Military applications of swimming go back quite a long way, especially in those engagements requiring infiltration. Especially at night, it’s difficult to see someone who is swimming underwater, and many cities and forts had vulnerabilities at the areas where waste was washed out of the location. Everyone loves pirates, and a common practice to taking a ship was to slip through the water from a distance, so as not to reveal the presence of their vessel. They’d then stealthily slip up the side of the target, and take the ship by surprise!
There are many health benefits to swimming, and it’s an activity especially encouraged for those suffering from degenerative diseases, and ones that impede mobility such as arthritis. It’s low impact nature allows those whose movement would otherwise be restricted to engage in a full body workout without causing further damage. Even those who are of advanced age can find an ability to remain active in this sport!
Due to it’s full body nature, this sport is also excellent for building cardiovascular and respiratory health, increasing how much oxygen the body is able to take advantage, as well as how much blood the heart is able to move with each stroke.
These are just a few of the reasons to get out and get swimming. Swim a Lap Day reminds us that any activity is better than remaining sedentary, and a single lap is a great way to get a start on a healthful and engaging exercise that can involve the whole family. Grab those fins and get swimming!
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WORD OF THE DAY
sesquipedalianism
MEANING:noun:
1. The practice of using big words.
2. A very long word.
ETYMOLOGY:From Latin sesqui- (one and a half) + ped- (foot). Earliest documented use: 1963.
USAGE:“My son, showing that when it comes to sesquipedalianism, the fruit does not fall far from the tree, texted me: ‘Is the airplane whose prop eviscerates a large bald man in Raiders of the Lost Ark a real plane or is it a contrivance?’”
Peter Garrison; Remember the German Airplane?; Flying (New York); Apr 2016.
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1. The practice of using big words.
2. A very long word.
Peter Garrison; Remember the German Airplane?; Flying (New York); Apr 2016.
TODAY'S ARTIST
this IS better than having to leave an empty vehicle on the side of the road
IDIOM OF THE DAY
What does "bit part' mean?
Meaning: If someone has a small or unimportant role in something, they have a bit part.
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I AM sitting pretty......
(Not So) TOTALLY USELESS FACTS OF THE DAY
The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."
When young and impoverished, Pablo Picasso kept warm by burning his own paintings.
The lead singer of The Knack, famous for "My Sharona," and Jack Kevorkian's lead defense attorney are brothers, Doug & Jeffrey Feiger.
Ancient olive tree in Italy is in "good hands"....
READERS INFO
Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO CorrespondentPasteurized Eggs
You can safely and easily pasteurized your own eggs at home.
Place your eggs in a saucepan, in a single layer only. Add enough water to cover your eggs by 1".
THEN REMOVE THE EGGS BEFORE HEATING THE WATER.
Place your thermometer in the water and heat it just to 140ºF. Adjust the heat as necessary to ensure the water does not get any hotter than 142ºF or the eggs will cook.
Put eggs back into the water and continue watching the temperature for 3 minutes.
After 3 minutes (5 for extra-large eggs) remove the eggs from the water with a spoon, and transfer them to a bowl of cold water. Let them cool for 5 minutes.
Dry your eggs and use them like you would any other egg, or store them in the fridge. The whites will still be liquid, but safe for whipping and use in uncooked foods.
NOTES: Pregnant and lactating mothers should not eat under-cooked eggs.
These times and temperatures are based on the recommendations in the International Egg Pasteurization Manual.
Place your eggs in a saucepan, in a single layer only. Add enough water to cover your eggs by 1".
THEN REMOVE THE EGGS BEFORE HEATING THE WATER.
Place your thermometer in the water and heat it just to 140ºF. Adjust the heat as necessary to ensure the water does not get any hotter than 142ºF or the eggs will cook.
Put eggs back into the water and continue watching the temperature for 3 minutes.
After 3 minutes (5 for extra-large eggs) remove the eggs from the water with a spoon, and transfer them to a bowl of cold water. Let them cool for 5 minutes.
Dry your eggs and use them like you would any other egg, or store them in the fridge. The whites will still be liquid, but safe for whipping and use in uncooked foods.
NOTES:
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