Comments on: Swimming holes around Des Moines http://www.arounddesmoines.com/swimming-holes-around-des-moines/ Blogging Des Moines Iowa Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:41:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Chris http://www.arounddesmoines.com/swimming-holes-around-des-moines/comment-page-1/#comment-16071 Chris Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:15:36 +0000 http://www.arounddesmoines.com/?p=1083#comment-16071 The Des Moines area, I'm guessing, is much more friendly to swimming than some of the areas we have out West. Certain times, the beaches and swimming areas are quarantined due to health and disease risks, especially in San Diego and parts of San Francisco and Los Angeles. James makes a very good point about the acceptable levels of pathogens in the water. Most local municipal authorities don't really enforce the quarantine of swimming holes when they should. Other times, bans are in place when they shouldn't be. But in most cases it's safe for your health and well-being to avoid swallowing water. I recently ran into some helpful <a href="http://health-insurance-carriers.com/blog/water-and-your-health/" rel="nofollow">tips for maintaining health while swimming</a>. Especially if you're young, pregnant, or elderly, you should always be safe when you swim! The Des Moines area, I’m guessing, is much more friendly to swimming than some of the areas we have out West. Certain times, the beaches and swimming areas are quarantined due to health and disease risks, especially in San Diego and parts of San Francisco and Los Angeles.

James makes a very good point about the acceptable levels of pathogens in the water. Most local municipal authorities don’t really enforce the quarantine of swimming holes when they should. Other times, bans are in place when they shouldn’t be. But in most cases it’s safe for your health and well-being to avoid swallowing water. I recently ran into some helpful tips for maintaining health while swimming. Especially if you’re young, pregnant, or elderly, you should always be safe when you swim!

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