CNN Fit Nation Triathlon Team Trains in National Training Center's Endless Pool

Led by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the CNN Fit Nation ‘Six Pack’ Team is visiting the National Training Center in Clermont, Florida to continue preparation for the Nautica Malibu Triathlon on September 8.

The group is hard at work to develop its swimming, biking and running at the NTC with Dr. Gupta and a professional training team. Employing the Center’s Endless Pool, each of the triathletes is focused on perfecting their swimming technique.

Inaugurated in 2010, CNN selects a handful of applicants from a large pool each year to take the challenge and train for the first triathlon of their life, providing the necessary gear and training to prepare them for the biggest race of their life.

April Burkey, one of the Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge coaches, encourages her team and others to devote time to each and every discipline of the triathlon.

Often, swimming is overlooked as triathletes skip the local gym because it is too crowded and too time-consuming to make the drive. An Endless Pool allows for training in the comfort of home—as well as relaxation afterwards.

With CNN in its 4th year of the Triathlon Training program that has changed lives and inspired countless others, the network has proven that people from all walks of life can achieve lifetime fitness through triathlon and swimming.

This years group, which includes an elementary school teacher and a Biologist, is learning what other triathletes around the world have known for years—the Endless Pool is an ideal swim training device, as it allows for quick technique correction and a simulated open-water experience without the constant flip-turns of a traditional pool.

An underwater mirror offers instant feedback to the swimmer, while coaches have the access necessary to train beginner and high-level athletes, shaving valuable seconds off their swim times. Video analysis tools can take training to the next level, capturing video and still images above the pool and underwater.

In addition to assisting CNN’s Fit Nation program, Endless Pools has been featured on The Biggest Loser, helping participants to exercise safely in a buoyant, low-impact environment for a true swimming workout against the patented swim current.

From swimming to running, Endless Pools offers complete home fitness options, no matter the pool workout desired. Their variable speed underwater treadmill allows for walking, jogging and running through the resistance of water.

The National Training Center has used their Endless Pool since 2003 to provide stroke training and technique analysis for the USA Triathlon team, as well as swimmers and other premier athletes. NTC has also run next level biomechanical evaluation and therapy inside the pool.

Whether preparing for their first triathlon or their 20th, athletes find that they are able to make technical corrections in the Endless Pool as well as use it for daily swim training.

ABOUT ENDLESS POOLS:

Endless Pools, established in 1988, has served over 20,000 customers in over 80 countries, and offers compact, customizable swimming pools for indoor or outdoor training. With a series of innovative, customizable products, athletes around the world have installed the pools for swimming, pool exercises, rehab and aquatic therapy use. The new Spa Series, featuring Exercise Spas and Swim Spas can also be installed at home for daily fitness and relaxation. Rigorously tested for safety, low-maintenance and environmentally friendly, Endless Pools has a product to meet virtually any need.

For more information, visit http://www.endlesspools.com 

Visit the following link for a photo of the Endless Pool in CNN Fit Nation Action!

Irish Bed & Breakfast Offers Swim School for Unique Getaway

Trevor Riches has put a unique spin on the traditional bed and breakfast. Riches, along with Lynette Hart, runs Ard na Ciuin Guesthouse, a bed and breakfast in Ballyduff, Ireland that features an Endless Pool® for swim training.

One of the top ranked Bed and Breakfasts in all of Ireland according to TripAdvisor, the B&B has more than earned its ‘Excellent’ rating.

Reviewers rave about the hospitality of the hosts as well as the opportunity to learn how to swim during their getaway.

Ard na Ciuin offers a peaceful setting, which Riches and Hart acknowledge with pride is well off the beaten path.

With lessons in the compact, temperature controlled pool, guests feel welcome and safe as an instructor looks on.

“In terms of learning to swim, this is the perfect environment, the pool is incredible and Tracey is the most amazing instructor,” praised one TripAdvisor reviewer.

“I arrived at Ard na Ciuin unsure if I would ever swim, but swam on my second class and finished every single lesson amazed at the progress that it is possible to make in such a short time,” echoed another.

Riches takes great pride in watching novice swimmers make quick progress and learn how to swim in the Endless Pool during their stay.

“It’s one of the rewards of running this business,” said Riches. “It gives us a real buzz.”

Recently profiled by RTE’s ‘Nationwide,’ which focused on the story of a woman who overcame her fear of swimming during a stay at the B&B, Riches hopes to raise awareness about the opportunity for professional swim instruction along with a relaxing getaway from the hustle and bustle of daily life.

While Ard na Ciuin has cornered the bed and breakfast swim school market, the Endless Pool has been an ideal swim training device for years that many coaches and swim schools have taken advantage of.

Often referred to as a ‘treadmill for swimmers,’ coaches can incorporate underwater and overhead mirrors, underwater cameras, and a variety of options to track changes and give instantaneous instruction to swimmers.

From ‘how to swim’ lessons to advanced technique training for triathletes, open water swimmers, collegiate swimmers and even Olympians, the Endless Pool offers a compact swimming pool or swim spa for indoor or outdoor installation.

About Endless Pools:

Endless Pools, established in 1988, has served over 20,000 customers in over 80 countries, and offers compact, customizable swimming pools for indoor or outdoor use. With a series of innovative, customizable products, the company has completed installations around the world for swimming, water exercise, rehab and aquatic therapy use. Endless Pools, Exercise Spas, and Swim Spas can also be installed at home for daily fitness. Rigorously tested for safety, low-maintenance and environmentally friendly, Endless Pools has a product to meet virtually any need.

For more information about Endless Pools, visit http://www.endlesspools.com or contact Rob Shaeffer at 610-497-8676

For more information about Ard na Ciuin Guesthouse, visit http://www.ardnaciuin.ie.

Video of the Week: Endless Pool Water Exercise Session at RBK Pet Resort & Spa

RBK Pet Resort & Spa provides pet water exercise and aquatic therapy in their temperature-controlled Endless Pool for rehabilitating canines. Watch below as 'Queen Annie' doggy paddles in the soothing, non-weight bearing environment of the Endless Pool, a company that offers swimming pools ideal for hydrotherapy for pets as well as their owners    

Pike Physical Therapy Offers Fresh Aquatic Exercise Options with New Endless Pool

Riding the momentum of a successful open house to highlight their state-of-the-art aquatic center, Pike Physical Therapy has been hard at work adding new programs for their Endless Pool.

Owner Donald Hubbard wanted to incorporate a pool into the offerings at Pike PT for years, and found the right match with his new custom Endless Pool Dual Propulsion model.

In the short time since the pool has been introduced, Hubbard and his experienced team of therapists have shown the ability to think outside the box and find creative uses for the swimming pool.

The group has used their Endless Pool as a therapy pool and a fitness pool, in addition to the counter current swimming it provides.

“The pool has allowed us to do so much,” said Fitness Manager Rachael Bell. “It’s expanded our physical therapy capabilities and allows patients to recover faster.”

Variety is on the menu, as sessions range from private to group swim lessons, to open exercise and water aerobics classes. In addition, the unique environment of the Endless Pool allows for underwater treadmill walk and run sessions, pool rental for coaches, aquatic personal training, family swim sessions and even children’s pool parties.

Pike PT can host up to six children in their beginners swimming classes and Group Fitness Instructor Damien Roche can put up to eight adults through their paces in his aqua aerobic workouts.

Swim lessons became popular so quickly that Pike was forced to expand their sessions rather than relegate swimmers to a wait list.

From the young swimmer to the advanced college swimmer - a pair of Hartwick College swimmers showed up to demo the pool at the open house - the temperature controlled pool allows Roche, who handles the majority of swim coaching, to vary the swimming pace and keep the pool comfortable.

Alternatively, Bell and Roche’s hybrid version of CrossFit’s tabata, aptly named ‘aquabata,’ offers an intense aquatic exercise option that has become an instant hit.

While the pool allows for concentrated swimming, running and aerobic workouts, it also provides versatility for the rehabilitating and less advanced patient population.

Those who otherwise struggle to exercise on land have found comfort in the buoyancy of water.

“People who have to walk with canes on land are doing jumping jacks and running in the water,” said Bell. “It’s amazing.”

“The aquatic therapy aspect has really expanded our business.”

From how to swim sessions to water aerobics to pool birthday parties, Pike Physical Therapy has kept their Endless Pool filled daily.

Pike PT has quickly proven that water exercise and aquatic therapy are viable alternatives to land-based options. The opportunity to exercise in a unique, fun and useful way in the temperature-controlled pool has been received with excitement from the clinic’s entire base.

ABOUT ENDLESS POOLS:

Endless Pools, established in 1988, has served over 20,000 customers in over 80 countries, and offers compact, customizable swimming pools for indoor or outdoor use. With a series of innovative, customizable products, the company has completed commercial pool installations around the world for swimming, water exercise, rehab and aquatic therapy use. Endless Pools, Exercise Spas, and Swim Spas can also be installed at home for daily fitness. Rigorously tested for safety, low-maintenance and environmentally friendly, Endless Pools has a product to meet virtually any need.

For more information, visit http://www.endlesspools.com

Video of the Week: Dartmouth All-American Nejc Zupan Swims in the Endless Pool Elite

Junior Nejc Zupan won three individual events at the Ivy League Championships and placed 8th in the 200m breaststroke at the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis, earning the Dartmouth swimmer All-American honors. Watch out for even bigger things as Zupan heads into his senior year and works in the Endless Pool Elite swimming pool to take his technique to the next level.

Water Workouts: Five Aquatic Exercise Advantages

It's time to expand your exercise routine and incorporate water exercise into your workouts. The best, most convenient way to make it happen? At home with an Endless Pool!

Consistent exercise can build strength and endurance, ease pain and soreness, and improve quality of life. 

However, many people have trouble exercising on land, as the high-stress environment causes unnecessary wear and tear on the body, whether running on pavement, lifting heavy weights, or even jogging on a treadmill. 

Remove those barriers with an Endless Pool, where it is possible to get all the benefits of land-based exercise, and more, in water. Working out in water can increase aerobic endurance, flexibility, and muscle tone, as well as accelerate weight loss. 

Those wishing to exercise can do so at home, on their own time, at their own pace. The options range from running to swimming, stretching to lifting water weights, or even practicing aquatic yoga or pilates. 

With an underwater treadmill, runners can get their fix without risk of injury and swimmers have the patented Endless Pool adjustable swim current to race against. 

While the options vary depending on your personal level of fitness, here are five distinct benefits to water exercise that you can take advantage of in an Endless Pool. 

1. Buoyancy reduces the weight of a person by up to 90%, which means your body will feel lightweight in water, even if you have a few extra pounds you’d like to lose. 

2. Workout your entire body at once. That’s right—swimming and water exercise can provide a total body workout. Rather than going station by station, arms to core to legs, work on your entire body at once in the Endless Pool. 

3. Water Exercise gives you the opportunity to workout in ways you couldn’t imagine exercising on land, and offers variety. Increase your flexibility, your strength, and your stamina, all while decreasing your waist. Move in ways you couldn’t imagine doing so on land. 

4. Experience the soothing therapy of warm water while you workout. Rather than the cold, heavy steel of weights or hard, unforgiving hot pavement, workout at your desired temperature to maximize comfort. 

5. Take advantage of resistance—in all directions! While you’re in the swimming pool, you’ll be surrounded by water. Every movement will be met by natural resistance, as you use the unique properties of water to your advantage. 

Many people have learned how to swim in an Endless Pool. Or, if swimming isn’t your preference, there are a multitude of water exercise options that will work your entire body. Installed at home, an Endless Pool offers a convenient, safe, daily workout choice for young and old. 

From the gentle, relaxing, soothing water workout to the most intense aquatic routine, a compact home pool or spa, installed indoors or outside, provides a lifetime of fitness. 

With options from the Swim or Exercise Spa, to the WaterWell, to the Original Endless Pool, the choices for home water exercise can be tailored to meet any need. 

ABOUT ENDLESS POOLS

Endless Pools, established in 1988, has served over 20,000 customers in over 80 countries, and offers compact, customizable swimming pools for indoor or outdoor use. With a series of innovative products and an adjustable, revolutionary swim current, the product can be tailored for rehab, daily training and fitness, with the added bonus of relaxation and fun when desired. Low-maintenance and environmentally friendly, Endless Pools has a product to meet virtually any need.