exercise Archives - Water Shapes

Endless Pools Makes Underwater Treadmills

Endless Pools (Aston, PA) has launched Hydrostride, a treadmill for residential swimming pools. The easy-to-install…

Rico Rock Launches Poolside Climbing Wall

Rick Rock (Orlando, FL) offers a vertical rock-climbing wall for poolside mounting and use by…

2019/5.1, May 1 — Instructive Waters, Natural Upgrade, Client Dynamics and more

THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS May 1, 2019 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…

Hydrorider Introduces Aqua Treadmills

Hydrorider (Biscayne Park, FL) manufactures the Professional Aqua Treadmill for use in serious exercise or…

2017/3.1, March 8 — Asymmetrical Beauty, Aquatic Insects, Polymer Finishes and more

THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS March 8, 2017 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…

Fox Pool Introduces the Ultimate Fitness Pool

Fox Pool Corp. (York, PA) has added a Badu Stream II swim-jet system (from Speck…

A Mighty Chorus

I've been up on my "river pools" hobby horse for a good while now, which is why I can't believe I missed a great story from the online version of Outside magazine when it appeared on May 19, 2016. Written by Erin Beresini and headlined, "Why Urban Swimming Pools Are Raising Millions on Kickstarter: Inside the revolution to reclaim

Taking Care

'As obvious as [it] may seem, it's phenomenally easy to lose sight of the immediate importance of healthful habits,' wrote Brian Van Bower in opening his Aqua Culture column in the July/August 2011 edition of WaterShapes. 'I know deep in my heart that being healthy is a long-term commitment, but I also know how easy it is to set that discipline aside.' 'As we make our way through [the busy] summer season, . . . it's easier than usual to set aside concerns about healthy living in favor of

With winter slowly ending, Barry Justus knew that he had no time to spare in converting this homeowner's dream of a personal five-star resort into a multi-watershape, party-ready reality. This included the hidden slide and the vanishing television -- all on a rigid deadline.

Racing to the Finish Line

For most residents of southeastern Canada, the winter of 2013/2014 was memorable for off-the-hook low temperatures, plenty of snow and lots of discomfort. For me and my crew, however, what we'll recall most is how hard we worked right through the teeth of the inclement weather to make a huge project deliverable by its May 2014 deadline. As was reported in the first article of this