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We will have 2 prizes one for under 5’s and one for over 5’s.
Merry Christmas and have a safe and happy holiday.
The winners will be announced in January 2021.
During the 2 weeks of the September – October 2020 school holidays, we closed our doors to renovate the centre.
Our vision was to create a fun, bright and playful space for your children to learn to swim. We enlisted the team at Grand Stand Events to bring our vision to life. From the initial design concept through to the end result, they made the process so easy.
The space was painted white to create a more open and modern feel. The bridge was relocated to improve accessibility and make use of the entire pool. We also added more seating and installed shutters for better ventilation.
A dedicated baby change area was introduced to the rear of the swim school and the installation of colourful soft fall flooring made the space safer and child-friendly.
The mural of an underwater wonderland was curated to capture the children’s imagination and create a space where children want to learn.
To enhance functionality, we built various equipment storage units around the pool.
In line with creating a fun and bright space, props like novelty umbrellas and a giant school bell to ring when achieving a new swim level, were added to the swim centre to engage and provide enjoyment for the children whilst learning to swim.
The feedback has been amazing. Take a look at our before and after pictures, we’re thrilled with the result!
Before Photos
After photos
Check out this article published by Cook Phillip Park
Aqua Aerobics is often wrongly classified as a leisurely sport that does little to assist in weight loss. However, the truth is that the average thirty-minute pool workout burns approximately 300 calories. Higher than a 30-minute run at a moderate pace which will only burn about 270 calories. Not to mention that it puts a great deal less stress on your joints. So, in case you still need convincing here are five benefits of Aqua Aerobics that will get you to the pool.
1. Increase Muscle Strength
If you want to increase muscle and strength, it doesn’t have to be all about weight training. Water provides a natural resistance that can range from four to 42 times greater than air. As you can imagine, this resistance ensures your body’s muscles get a good workout. Water-resistance is a more natural resistance which requires the body to strain through the water rather than against it.
2. Increase Flexibility
As your body moves in various directions with the flow of the water, your joints will have a natural increase in their range of motion. You’ll be surprised at how quickly you gain flexibility through the workouts; you’ll be doing the splits in no time.
3. Low-Impact Exercise
We can’t say it enough! Water sports are great for low impact exercise. We may not realise how much stress we are placing on our joints until it’s too late. Even if you supplement only some of your workouts with water aerobics, this will help decrease your chances of injury. The buoyancy of the water helps takes off some of the impact placed on essential parts of our bodies. This is particularly appealing to those with joint conditions such as arthritis or those currently undergoing physical rehabilitation.
4. Helps Decrease Stress
Being around water can be instantly relaxing. However, it’s also the physical activity that helps reduce stress, exercise and other physical activity produce endorphins—chemicals in the brain that make us feel happier and improve the ability to sleep, which in turn reduces stress. More than this, however, Aqua Aerobics is fun! And will become a part of your exercise routine you look forward to.
5. Burns Calories
We know you can hardly believe that a sport so fun helps you lose weight but it does. The combination of strength and cardio workouts mixed with water resistance in aquatic exercise ensures the body is getting a full workout. It depends on the type of workout you choose however if you come along to our Aqua HIIT that uses weight belts and high-intensity movements, you could burn anywhere between 400- 500 calories in just one class.
