Its National Swim
a Lap Day! The purpose of today is to encourage folks to spend some time
swimming. And, since it is now officially summer, the weather should be getting
nice enough to take a trip to the beach or a local swimming
pond/pool/hole/lake/etc. Swimming
is “the self-propulsion of a person
through water or other liquid, for survival, recreation, sport, exercise or
other reason.” There are several benefits to swimming, but it is “primarily a cardiovascular/aerobic
exercise due to the long exercise time, requiring a constant oxygen supply to
the muscles, except for short sprints where the muscles work anaerobically.”
Have I sold you on taking a dip, but you are now
unsure of how far, exactly, a lap actually is? Well, in reality, the lap would
depend on the size of the pool. However, traditionally (in a competitive
sense), a lap can be anywhere from 25 to 50 meters in length.
So get out there
and swim a lap in honour of today! …unless of course you can’t swim, in which
case we advise you not to participate in today’s festivities! But before you
do, take a minute to fill out the daily poll by clicking here!
*Daily Tasty
Nugget will not be responsible for any (near) drownings due to today’s National
Holiday.
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