Suntek Pools and Spas Wants You to Stay Cool This Coming Humid Northeast Summer

It is finally time to ditch those layers and start enjoying the sizzling warmth of summer in the Northeast. Stay cool even in the highest humidity with these summer tips.
Enjoy Some Cool Snacks
It is important to stay hydrated during a humid summer. Keep up your fluid levels with some ice pops and plenty of water. If the heat gets to be too much, then cool yourself down with an ice cream cone.
Dress Appropriately
Try to stay away from tight-fitting, dark color clothing. Go for light fabrics and flowy material instead. Don’t forget your sunglasses and hat when you go outside for long periods of time. Keeping cool can be easy with the right accessories.
Slather Up
Always put on sunscreen when going outside to protect your skin from burning and dangerous UV rays. Keep your skin safe with sunscreen.
Watch a Movie
If you feel yourself getting overheated, then try to take a break from the sun and stay in an air-conditioned movie theater for a while. You’ll get just enough of a break to prepare you to go back out and enjoy the day.
Get in the Pool
The best way to keep cool in humidity is to spend the day in the in-ground pool. Swimming pools are fun of wonderfully cool water that let you enjoy being outside without getting overheated. Invite friends over to jump in your pool and spa when the sun goes down. There is nothing like a dip in the pool on a hot day.

Get ready for summer with Suntek Pools & Spas in Farmingdale, Long Island.  Our quality pools and indoor and outdoor hot tubs will let you enjoy the heat without suffering from the oppressiveness of the humidity. Call (631) 249-7727 today for your pool and hot tub installation and get ready to beat the heat while still enjoying the outdoors.

Keeping your in-ground swimming pool lit is easy, but making it look good is often a challenge. Where should you put the lights? How many lights do you need? How can you make sure that your pool lights won't cause any glare inside the home?

Jason Hatheway is a professional landscape designer who specializes in residential exterior proejcts. In this video, he will teach you that pool lights are generally best placed in the deeper ends of the pool and that a lot of lighting and pool ambience comes from what's outside and around the pool.
If you're interested in in-ground pools, or if you're interested in information about swim spas, hot tubs, or outdoor hot tubs, call us at (516) 986-4667 or visit us at Suntek Pools & Spas today.

Before summer hits, make sure to clean your pool’s DE filter to keep the water clean when you’re ready to jump into the pool. Collect your wrenches and pliers and remove the filter from its internal resting spot. Use the tools to loosen the nuts so you can take apart the grids and really clean the inside. When the filter is disassembled, use this chance to inspect it to make sure there are no tears or other problems that will keep it from filtering your pool when summer starts.
As long as everything looks nice and clean, it is okay to put the filter back together and get ready to enjoy your pool.
To learn more, watch this video. Call Suntek Pools& Spas for all of your pool and hot tub needs.

Hot Tub Therapy For People With Diabetes

Excerpts from This article was originally published in Diabetes Health in August, 2008.

Is it possible that a dip in the hot tub can cause a dip in the blood sugars? According to a pilot study that appeared in the September 16 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), "hot tub therapy" helped a group of type 2s reduce their blood sugars, lose weight and improve sleep patterns. 

Philip L. Hooper, MD, of the McKee Medical Center in Loveland, Colorado, studied five type 2 men and three type 2 women, ages 43 to 68. The patients had been suffering from diabetes from three to 14 years.

"These results suggest that hot tub therapy should be further evaluated as a therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus," says Hooper. "It may be especially helpful for patients who are unable to exercise."

23 mg/dl Reduction in BGs

The temperature of the hot tub water went as high as 104 degrees Fahrenheit. The type 2 subjects sat in the hot tub by themselves with water up to their shoulders for 30 minutes per day, six days per week, for three weeks. The patients' average blood glucose (BG) levels were reduced from 182 mg/dl to 159 mg/dl after three weeks, while HbA1c was reduced from an average of 11.2% to 10.2%. Weight was decreased by an average of 3.75 pounds.

In an interview with Diabetes Health, Hooper explained how one of the study participants, after 10 days, reduced his daily dose of insulin by 18 percent. Another subject, however, showed no reduction in her HbA1c.

"I asked her how her three weeks had gone," Hooper explains. "She said she had a terrible three weeks. Her coworker had quit, her house had gone up for sale and her daughter had a complication in her pregnancy. She said the only quiet time in her day was when she was in the hot tub. In other words, during the study, she was under emotional stress, which will increase blood sugars. Hers, however, stayed the same."

Hooper adds that two other subjects weighed more than 375 pounds, but found their bodies felt much better after three weeks of hot tub therapy.

"Most subjects found that their blood sugars went back up two to three weeks after stopping the study," says Hooper.

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