Swim Spas-More Than Just Swimming

When you mention swim spas, the first activity that obviously comes to mind is swimming.

However, there is so much more that you can do in your swim spa.

A Few Quick Points:

The Water is the Great Equalizer

The harder you push in the water, the harder the water pushes back. Water provides an accommodating resistance. So no matter what fitness level you are, as long you are working your hardest, the water will give you a great workout.

The Water Does Not Discriminate

No matter what age or fitness level you are, the water will provide maximum benefit to help your overall health and/or performance.

The Water is More Holistic

Training in the water allows  you to work multiple areas simultaneously. Even the most basic exercise such as walking forward in the water-improves your balance, coordination, trains the core muscles, increases your flexibility, strength and boosts cardiovascular fitness.

Swim Spas Propulsion System

Incorporating the swim spas propulsion system creates a much more challenging training effect and brings a very different dynamic compared to  that a traditional pool.

Given my 25 plus years specializing in aquatics I feel that if more people realized the full potential of water there would be much less injury and illness and we would have a health revolution.

If you would like to learn about how to maximize the use of you swim spa to move better and feel better visit:

swimspaexercise.com

Rick McAvoy

Dr. Rick McAvoy, PT, DPT, CSCS has specialized in Aquatic Physical Therapy and Sports Performance for over 25 years.

Rick is the Owner of RMA (RICK MCAVOY AQUATICS) an Aquatic Fitness and Sports Performance Training and Consulting Company in Southern New England.

Rick is a published author and researcher in the field of Aquatic Therapy and Fitness as well as Sports Performance.  He trains and consults with numerous athletes and sports teams from professional sports, collegiate and high school  teams, along with fitness and healthcare institutions.  Rick is sought after Master Instructor in the Burdenko Method, a specialized form of dynamic aquatic and land-based techniques.

Rick lectures nationally and internationally throughout the year teaching the benefits of Aquatic Therapy and Fitness and Sports Performance to health clubs, athletic institutions and health care practices.

Rick is an adjunct faculty member at both The University of New Hampshire in the Department of Kinesiology and Franklin Pierce University in the Doctoral of Physical Therapy program.

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