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With the ever shifting sands of technology and designs, the modern hot tubs of today are monsters today compared to the holes in the ground that the ancients used to use for the same reasons. Today you have spas with retractable flat screen TV’s, sound systems and can be massive with powerful enough jets to allow the user to swim in place for exercise. The larges and fairly newer design that has been around since the 1970’s is the swim spa or endless pool. These swim spas can hold up to 2000 gallons and be up to 24 feet in length. They are made of acrylic the same as a normal hot tub. A swim spa uses a combination of jets and/or a large fan that can displace hundreds of gallons per minute. They allow for someone to swim and walk in place (with an underwater tread mill) or do other exercises without necessarily covering any real area. Often time’s professional swimmers prefer working out in a swim spa instead of swimming laps in a pool. The resistance created is much like that of swimming in a large body of water, providing for a better work out for the body and more of a challenge.
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Often times these swim spas come attached with a hot tub, usually separated by a wall so that it isn’t necessary to heat the entire spa it’s self, which would prove to be very costly, not to mention exercising in warm water wouldn’t be the best for your health either, should your body overheat you would lose consciousness. Some of the real benefits of exercising in water which not uncommon for older people or pregnant women is the stress that takes off the human body.
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While using a swimming spa , or exercising in water, the hydrostatic pressure on your body, or the floating of your body takes pressure off your muscles, bone structure and internal organs. This can prove to be useful for physical therapy, older people with joint problems and pregnant women who really shouldn’t exert their bodies with more commonly accepted physical aerobic exercise.
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While these entire tubs might not need to be heated there are still some things you can look for to help the efficiency: Six inches of foam insulation with the pump and motor inside of it to keep heat produced closer to the tub in order to hold the waters temperature The highest R rated hot tub cover you can afford will protect the most energy rich air coming off the surface of the water The best applied computer controls you can afford will give you the best control over the hot tub components to program them to your personal usage and save energy Look for spas that have extended warranties on the cover itself since it is the most valuable form of insulation to have CEC compliant spas that have CA Title 20 Separate, smaller pump used for cleaning cycles To start comparing designs and continue your research, check out chooseswimspasdirect.com where you can have any questions you might have answered by a chat or telephone technician.