What is a Swim Spa?
A Swim Spa is a pool with water flow that offers a unique and flexible experience. They combine pleasure, exercise and therapy in one. It is the perfect combination of a swimming pool and a jacuzzi. The full range of benefits of a spa pool is suitable for different groups of people.
Their versatility allows them to be used by families as they provide a safe and fun environment for children and adults. They are increasingly popular for therapeutic purposes, as they allow for gentle exercise and relaxation. This is beneficial in rehabilitation after injuries or pain relief. For older individuals, they represent an excellent exercise option without excessive strain on the joints, which helps to improve mobility and general well-being. In addition, counter-current pools are an indispensable part of sports facilities and athletes’ homes. Namely, they enable intensive training to improve physical fitness and achieve sports goals.
Swimming pool and jacuzzi in one
The JJSPA pools with counter current system also have a massage section. They combine the benefits of counterflow with an effective massage that relieves muscle tension. The massage nozzles are designed to target certain muscle groups. This advanced combination offers a unique opportunity to improve fitness and maintain physical and mental health.
Swim Spas, which many also call Spa pools or counter-current pools offer a unique and flexible experience that combines pleasure, exercise and therapy in one. Stay with us and gain a comprehensive insight into the world of countercurrent pools and how they work.
The Swim Spa pool unites all generations. [Source]
How a Swim Spa works
The counter-current pool works on a simple but effective principle of creating a strong flow of water in the pool. The main components of the system include a pump that draws water from the pool and a counter-current unit. It releases the pumped water (which can mix with air) back into the pool from directional counter-current nozzles, creating a strong water flow.
The swimmer can then swim upstream or in place, allowing for effective training, improving swimming technique, increasing strength, rehabilitation or amateur practice. The amperage can usually be controlled via the control panel.
Swimming pools combined with a jacuzzi have massage places on one side of the pool – beds, seats or a combination of both. The massage places are equipped with special nozzles through which the massage pump pushes water. This ensures the massage of different muscle groups. The massage part can be completely separated from the swimming part. It allows user to regulate the temperature of each part separately. The temperature in the swimming part can therefore be lower than in the massage part of the pool.
Swim Spas for athletes
Counter-current swimming pools have proven to be useful in both recreational and professional swimming and rehabilitation. They enable effective training and preparation for competitions. With their adaptability and diverse uses, counter-current pools have become an indispensable part of sports facilities and homes around the world. Let’s see why.
- The counter current in the pool allows swimmers to practice swimming in place or swimming against a strong current. This allows intensive practice of various swimming techniques and improvement of swimming technique.
- Training in a counter-current pool provides swimmers with an intense workout that strengthens muscles and increases endurance, which can improve their performance in competitions.
- Swimming against the current creates less stress on the joints and muscles compared to swimming in a classic pool, which reduces the risk of injury.
- With the help of control systems, swimmers can adjust the intensity and speed of the countercurrent according to their goals and abilities, allowing for individualized training.
- Athletes can use the Swim Spa all year round. Some are already equipped with a heat pump that ensures just the right temperature of the water for training.
- Spa pools equipped with massage nozzles allow muscles to relax after intense training. So they offer everything in one place.
The JJSPA Alpha 9041 pool has the most powerful countercurrent unit on the market, so it is also suitable for top athletes.
A powerful countercurrent unit for swimming pools enables effective training. [Source]
Therapy in Swim Spa pools
Using countercurrent pools for therapeutic purposes brings many benefits to individuals who are dealing with various health problems or who want to improve their physical condition. These pools provide a controlled and gentle way of exercising that does not stress the joints and muscles. Therefore, they are especially beneficial for people with injuries or chronic pain.
The therapeutic effects of countercurrent pools include improving joint mobility, increasing muscle strength, reducing muscle and joint pain, and general relaxation of the body. In addition, swimming and massage help relieve tension and stress, which further contributes to an overall sense of well-being and better sleep. Because of these therapeutic benefits, countercurrent pools are being used in rehabilitation centers, physical therapy clinics and spas. They are an effective method for speeding up recovery and improving overall physical and mental health.
Swim Spas are great for exercise and rehabilitation. [Vir]
Other features of Swim Spas
Swim Spa price
The prices of Swim Spas JJSPA in our offer range from 16,000 to 30,000 euros – depending on the specifications you want. The price differs mainly from the size and additional functions and equipment – waterfalls, speakers, connection method, type of countercurrent unit, etc.
The advantage of free-standing pools is undoubtedly that you do not need construction documentation. Althought, in principle, it is not difficult to obtain for pools and is a fairly quick process. It is only necessary to prepare a sufficiently stable terrain that has a suitable load-bearing capacity. But for built-in pools a little more work is required with the preliminary preparation of the terrain. This covers excavation, construction, insulation and materials for the surface of the pool – foil, paint, pool shell or ceramics.
The Spa pool is available in different dimensions and designs
An extremely compact design, easy installation and wide applicability is a feature common to all freestanding countercurrent pools. They can be placed both indoors and outdoors, and they are also exceptional because of the possibility of use throughout the year.
The width of these pools is usually around 2.2 m, which is enough for swimming in various techniques. The length of the pools is different, it is determined by the size of the paid part, the number of massage places and the type of built-in countercurrent unit.
A Swim Spa consists of a massage and swimming part [Source]
Swim Spa JJSPA materials
In order for swimming-massage pools to serve their purpose effectively, they are made of materials that are of high quality and have a long service life.
- The shell is made of acrylic brand Aristech Acrylics from the American company Acrytech. It is available in five color shades, of which the classic white color is still the most popular.
- The construction of all JJSPA Spa pools is made of stainless steel pipes, while some competing companies use wood. We probably don’t need to emphasize the difference between the quality and lifespan of one and the other material.
- The frame of the countercurrent pool is made of high-quality plastic in brown or anthracite color, which is resistant to UV light and other weather influences. Alpha Swim Spas are also decorated with a frame in imitation of wood and additional lighting in the outer corners of the pool.
- The nozzles are made of strong plastic to prevent corrosion and are coated with chrome imitation paint. JJSPA pools used to have black nozzle parts and headrests. No matter how good the care of the pool, scale accumulated on the surface of the pillows. We therefore replaced the black color with gray, which turned out to be an extremely good decision.
- Insulation is important for a Swim Spa to be energy efficient. So we do something good for our green planet, and you save some money. The shell of swimming pools is thicker because of the stability and compactness of the pool, and at the same time this ensures lower heat losses. It is lined with 3 cm foam, and the sides and bottom of the pool are additionally insulated. Each pool has a plastic base and a thermal cover, which protect the pool from external factors and ensure less heat leakage.
- Swimming massage pools have a ready-made connection for a heat pump, which is also available from us.
For the end
Countercurrent pools are not only an innovation in the world of swimming. They also represent a shift in the way we understand exercise, recreation and therapeutic approaches. Countercurrent pools offer a unique and holistic experience that fascinates and wins the hearts of all generations.
Therefore, it is not surprising that they are becoming an indispensable part of modern sports facilities and domestic oases of relaxation. This opens up new possibilities for development, innovation and discovery of the potential offered by swimming against the current.
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