Aquatic Conditioning

The Value of Water for a Collegiate Distance Runner

Posted on February 25, 2015 | Posted in: Aquatic Conditioning, Athletic Training, Running, Sports Medicine, Sports Stories

In a collegiate setting, hydrotherapy is often used for the football, baseball and basketball players. At the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS, even the cross country and track and field teams use hydrotherapy almost daily to help transition runners with musculoskeletal injuries back to full running. Zach Sanchez, ATC, works with the men’s and women’s cross country teams […]

3 Reasons You Should Add Water to Your Training Regimen

Posted on January 1, 2015 | Posted in: Aquatic Conditioning, Athletic Training, Running, Training Tips

Water makes up approximately 70% of the earth and two-thirds of the human body. It has properties that are essential for life, but how does that translate to running? Water itself has many natural properties that can be extremely beneficial to athletes of all stages. Here are just a few of the benefits It is low […]

Canada Olympic Park’s New Addition Includes Hydrotherapy

Posted on December 30, 2014 | Posted in: Aquatic Conditioning, Aquatic Therapy, Athletic Training, Sports Medicine, underwater treadmill

Canada Olympic Park was originally created for the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta, where hundreds of athletes from 57 different countries competed for gold. Although those games have come and gone, Canada Olympic Park is still going strong. Now owned and operated by Winsport, a non-profit organization dedicated to becoming the world’s leading sport institute, […]

Research Shows Underwater Treadmill Training is Valuable for Athletes

Posted on November 21, 2014 | Posted in: Aquatic Conditioning, Athletic Training, Research, Sports Medicine, Training Tips, Water Treadmill

Numerous studies have shown the benefits of running underwater and using an underwater treadmill. One study, in particular, done by the Division of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance from the University of Idaho ‘investigated the cardio-respiratory responses elicited during maximal-effort runs’ using an underwater treadmill and a land treadmill. There were 23 ‘recreationally competitive […]

5 Ways Hydrotherapy Can Impact an Athlete’s Rehab

Posted on November 5, 2014 | Posted in: Aquatic Conditioning, Aquatic Therapy, Athletic Training, Sports Medicine

Getting an athlete back into the competition is extremely important at all levels, from professional to recreational. There are often financial, team and personal implications when recovering from an injury. Warm water hydrotherapy combined with state-of-the-art technology can create some impressive advantages for rehabilitating athletes, getting them back faster and stronger. Here are just 5 […]

Athlete with MS Made Strides with Aquatic Therapy

Posted on October 23, 2014 | Posted in: Aquatic Conditioning, Aquatic Therapy, Physical Therapy, Running, underwater treadmill

Rick Ebner was a college football player and avid athlete. When the business owner and father of four was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at the age of 32, he was devastated that the athletic lifestyle that defined him would now be gone. Thankfully, for 8 years he was able to continue to stay active, but eventually, […]

10 Basketball Drill Ideas for Aquatic Training

Posted on October 2, 2014 | Posted in: Aquatic Conditioning, Aquatic Therapy Protocols, Athletic Training, Sports Medicine, Training Tips

With the NBA pre-season starting next week, it’s appropriate to provide some ideas for taking conditioning to the pools. A little bit of technology and a lot of creativity can challenge even well-conditioned athletes. The buoyancy and the natural viscosity of the water provide a different environment for executing common land drills with a very different effect. Tim DiFrancesco is […]

Active Aging Week: Walking and Group Classes Move to the Pool

Posted on September 26, 2014 | Posted in: Aquatic Conditioning, Aquatic Therapy, Health & Wellness Stories

Keeping with our ICAA Active Aging Week theme for this week, Friday is Walking/Group Classes Day. When we think of walking for wellness, most of us automatically envision going for a walk in the neighborhood, on a track or at a mall. These are all great ways to go for a walk, but sometimes we […]

Attract Boomers and Encourage Innovative Fitness at a Senior Community

Posted on September 22, 2014 | Posted in: Aquatic Conditioning, Aquatic Therapy Protocols, underwater treadmill, Water Treadmill

As Baby Boomers age, they will be looking for communities in which they can maintain their active lifestyles despite physical limitations that they may encounter. There are a multitude of ways to offer wellness programs in a senior living community and each are important in order to accommodate a broad range of physical abilities. Offering unique […]

Take Your Basketball into the Water

Posted on September 10, 2014 | Posted in: Aquatic Conditioning, Athletic Training, Sports Medicine, Sports Stories, Training Tips

When looking for ways to make workouts different or more enjoyable, don’t forget to look underwater! Although athletes may not benefit from “water aerobics,” there are some great advantages to taking a sport-specific workout into the water. Add a basketball hoop to the edge of the pool, dunk the basketball underwater and you have a […]