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Installing an inground lap pool at home can be a great way to invest in the future of both your health and your finances. You'll be able to work out at home instead of in the greasy air and teeny-bopper soundtrack noise of the health club, and you'll probably improve the long-term resaleability of your home - there are few things more attractive to prospective buyers than a pool suitable for both exercise and play.

One of the great things about inground lap pools is their water requirements - much lower than your average recreational pool. The simple, linear look of lap pool design is also far less likely to clash with the architectural style of your home, while also being much less complicated to construct. The only question is whether you have enough space to fit a lap pool in your back yard. The minimum length for a lap pool is 40 feet. The pool should be at least 8 feet wide and 3 and 1/2 feet deep.

Another option you might not have seen before is to buy an endless pool. Endless Pools. Inc. have been producing the best of these for years. They utilize a bunch of nozzles to create a current the strength of which you can adjust to simulate the effect of swimming fast, slow or moderately, all without moving an inch. People call it the treadmill for swimmers, though it's actually a lot better at simulating the exercise of swimming than treadmills are of simulating running exercise - in fact, studies have shown great improvement in form by athletes who use Endless pools to help them improve their hydrodynamic motion through the water. The company now even produces a movable unit called 'The Fastlane' which can be installed in any pool, for an effect that really gives you the best of both worlds. For those who are most concerned about space, there's no reason your hot tub can't double as an endless pool - it only needs to be about half-again the length of your body.

Furthermore, endless swimming pool units are hydraulically powered, keeping electrical consumption to an absolute minimum - meaning less impact on your wallet and the environment. While, obviously, nothing really beats the freedom and versatility of a full-length lap pool design, this is a great alternative, with a novelty to it that will intrigue guests and delight your family.