Sitting perfectly upright has never been shown to prevent back pain. Experts writing in the British Journal of Sports Medicine concluded that no single posture is 'correct': the real issue is staying frozen in one position for too long. Shift positions often, stand up, stretch. Your back loves movement, not stillness.
Chlorine on its own is fairly gentle. But when it combines with urine, sweat and other grime from swimmers, it forms chloramines, which cause stinging eyes and that classic 'chlorine smell'. A well-kept pool barely smells at all. Shower before you swim and never pee in the water.
Muscle mass slowly shrinks with age, putting independence at risk. But in 1990, a study had nursing home residents aged 86 to 96 train their legs for eight weeks: their strength more than doubled. Muscle responds to training at any age. Getting up from a chair without using your hands is already an exercise.