What you as a New Lifeguard are Expected to Know Your first job is always memorable. No matter what you do, it’s safe to say you’ll probably have your fair share of ups and downs — but you’ll laugh it off and learn from it in […]
Safety Tips for Swimming in the Pool During the Pandemic. We’re getting a lot of questions about lifeguard and swimmer safety in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. While we don’t have all the answers, we can touch on pool safety. Some believe that chlorine […]
3 Ways to Enforce Health and Safety at Your Facility A lot of the time, we’re talking to lifeguards — helping them with their outfits, giving them safety tips and functioning as a forum for the lifeguard community as a whole. But there’s a whole […]
Three Ways to Practice Pool Social Distancing If your community pool is open to the public again, please know it’s not a free-for-all. COVID-19 is still a widespread threat, so it’s important we all continue to practice social distancing and reasonable health and safety precautions […]
Can you get the Coronavirus in pools? Some states are announcing the reopening of public pools, while others are temporarily closing them until further notice. This begs the question: Can Coronavirus be spread in pools? COVID-19 and Public Pools We’ll get right to the good […]
What Is The True Value Of A Lifeguard? Lifeguards Are First Responders, Now More Than Ever Written by Shelby Moss Lifeguards are essential employees at every beach, pool, water parks and resort: where there are people swimming, there are lifeguards. Individuals that serve as lifeguards have […]
Top Three Health Benefits of Swimming There are still many questions surrounding the global pandemic, so we’re keeping our focus on all the great things that will come after it passes. One of those is the reopening of beaches and pools. While we may not […]
Lifeguard Upper Body Workout & Exercises Lifeguards are always using their bodies on the job, specifically the upper body. Whether they’re performing a rescue, swimming or carrying someone in need, they’re constantly using their core and upper body muscles. If you’re spending some extra time […]
Full-Body Workout for Lifeguards Between running, performing rescues and lifting folks out of the water, lifeguards have a huge responsibility to be in great shape for their jobs. That’s not always easy, though! If you’re anything like the eLifeguard team, you may be struggling to […]
What Lifeguards Can Do While Beaches Are Closed We’re all doing our part to help our world get back on its feet, and while we can’t predict what will happen or how long it will take for our globe to recover, we can fill our […]
