The Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras has launched during the months of July and August a swimming program and healthy activities for older people in the locality.
The initiative consists of specialized programs in aerobics, swimming and therapeutic aquarelax involving more than one hundred people over the municipality.
The Councillor for Sports, Jose Aragon, explained "These water activities are of particular interest, since they are an alternative for leisure and sports during the summer months. Also serve to take up this kind of programs that are beneficial for health of older people. "
Specifically, it has launched a program that combines the activity Aquagym aquatic fitness "and offers excellent healthy outcomes for all people who practice it as working in immersion conditions reduces the risk of injury, is stimulated blood circulation, exercising all joints, strengthening the risk of injury, strengthening the respiratory system, and ultimately improves the strengthening, toning and increased flexibility.
In addition to aerobics, this year will offer therapeutic swimming programs for the elderly.
The facility, located at the sports center open to the public in hour from 12:00 to 20:00 every day and remain open until the first half of September.
Puerto Lumbreras has three pools, one for children, other water activities aimed at children between 0 and 6 years, a third larger pool aimed at adults.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras