Swimming is a great low impact exercise
Some exercise can be rough on the joints. Swimming is a great alternative and saves on joint damage.

Swimming is a whole body workout
You may not feel as if your working out hard as you feel the comfort of sunshine on your face and cool pool water against your skin but swimming burns as many calories as any other workout.

We are the land of the free, we are the home of the brave. Let's pay tribute to our brave American Heroes on this special day and forever. Happy Independence Day!

The temperatures in Arizona are so hot that a pool party is the perfect way to spend Independence Day. Below, we bring you a few ideas to make the day spectacular.

Safety First
As safety is not the most exciting thing to think about for a party, it is the most important. Be sure to choose a designated adult to watch children in the pool. Remember to keep a phone near by to call 911 in case of an emergency.

Decorate for the holiday
Simple Red, White and Blue accents will make your party stand out. Decorate on a budget with streamers, flags, Patriotic plates and napkins. A red, white and blue flower arrangement can make as a festive centerpiece.

Serve Fun Food and drinks
Be sure to offer an assortment of drinks for adults and children. Don't forget water!

Swim Essentials
Make sunscreen accessible and have a few extra towels on hand.

Provide entertainment
Have a few ideas ready for pool games, these are always a great way to break the ice. Belly flop or cannon ball contest are always entertaining.

Skimming Debris and Cleaning out Baskets in between Vistancia Pool Care Visits will help increase the efficiency of the pool's circulation system and lower the amount of chlorine that will need to be added to your pool. Skimming the pool's surface every few days helps is the easiest way to keep your pool clean. If floating debris sink, they become harder to remove. Using a long handled net can help to remove bugs, leaves and unwanted items in the pool. Once a week the strainer baskets can be cleaned out as well. to do so, remove the basket and shake it out, then spray the inside with a hose. This will also help with the pool's circulation and will help lower the chlorine demands.

We wish you a Father's Day filled with loads of love and tons of smiles

We would like to honor the active duty and Veteran Military by saying Thank You for Serving on this Memorial Day holiday

Let Vistancia Pool care help with the first steps to a great Memorial Day pool party with the following actions: 

• Check your equipment
• Clean your pool by scooping out debris with the leaf net and scrubbing the sides and bottom of the pool with a pool brush.
• Vacuum any debris that has collected during the winter months
• Check the water chemistry to make sure that your pool water is balanced.
• Add a non-chlorine, liquid chlorine or unstabilized chlorine stock to eliminate unwanted bacteria growth and cloudiness.

We’re here to help you make sure that you can maximize your pool time all summer long.  Our water care experts have a wealth of knowledge to answer any questions you have about water care or pool care. Celebrate your freedom and salute the courage of the brave this Memorial Day.

Summer is approaching fast and that means the kids will be looking for things to do. Here is a list activities for the pool to keep the children amused. 

Marco Polo with a twist
We will start with a classic, Marco Polo with a twist. Step up the Marco Polo game with the kids using animal noises. For instance, someone yells dolphin and the rest answer using a dolphin sound. 

Sharks And Minows
The game starts out with one person selected as the shark and the rest as the minnows. The shark starts in the water on one side of the pool and the minnows usually start on the deck of the other side (if they are playing in water deep enough to dive into). The game starts by the shark calling out "Sharks and minnows, one two three, fishies, fishies swim to me!" at which point the minnows may begin to dive in to swim to the other wall. If the shark manages to tag a minnow before he touches the wall, then that minnow becomes a shark in the next round. After all the minnows have either reached the wall or been tagged the shark(s) swim to the other wall and the cycle starts again. If the some of the minnows refuse to enter the pool, the shark may swim to the other wall and tag it, whoever was still out of the pool when the shark tags the wall becomes a shark. The game is played until all of the minnows have been tagged, then the first person tagged becomes the shark who starts the next round.

It is so important to secure your pool with barriers when children are around, being that drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death in children ages 1-4. Please have guests follow the following simple safety rules:

• Always watch children when they’re in or near water, and never leave them unattended.
• Designate an official Water Watcher, an adult tasked with supervising children in the water.
• Teach children how to swim
• Do not play or swim near drains or suction outlets
• Learn how to perform CPR on children and adults
• Install proper covers, barriers or alarms around you pool or spa

Here are a few options for proper pool barriers:

• Steel or Aluminum Pool Fences
• Mesh Pool Fences
• Pool covers
• Pool nets
• Pool alarms
• self-latching devices on windows and doors

Click here to view Arizona’s requirements for pool barriers.