Are you looking to start an aquatics program in your facility? Are you looking for new and innovative ways of expanding what your facility already has to offer? Or, maybe you’re looking to make yourself more marketable to facilities by obtaining a certification or skill that few others have to offer. If any of these are true, you should consider the growing trend of aquatic exercise. Aquatic exercise is a form of exercise that can benefit individuals of all ages and fitness levels. Help your clients and members improve their flexibility, range of motion, cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength and tone, balance and cardio-respiratory fitness by offering them something that they are guaranteed to enjoy!

Here is a list of aquatic rehab/exercise sources that we have visited and think you will find very useful.

P.O. Box 1609

Nokomis, FL 34274-1609

(888) AEA-WAVE

Fax: (914) 486-8820

Website: www.aeawave.com

**This website is a good source of  information if you are interested in getting certified through the AEA or would just like to learn more about their association.  

Aquatic Fitness Professionals Association- International

P.O. Box 1556

Elizabeth, CO 80107

(303) 621-2931

Fax: (419) 735-5216

Website: www.aquacert.org

**If you are interested in a certification through this association this is an excellent website to visit. It also has a link to W.A.T.E.R Society Networks. This society is there for instructors, subs, and participants who would like to further their education in aquatic

exercise.

Aquatics International:

****Outstanding resource! Aquatic facility management, with OUTSTANDING links to products , associations,  & services.

P.O. Box 5327

Woodridge, IL 60157

(630) 810-1736

Website: www.aquaticphysicaltherapy.com

*This website is limited to information on the APTR association and the certifications and seminars that they offer.

302 160^th St., Suite 200

Amery, WI 54001

(715) 248-7258

Fax: (715) 248-3065

Website: www.aquaticnet.com

***This is an excellent site for a wide variety of information on aquatic exercise. Find information on starting your own aquatic exercise therapy program, improving a program that already exists; update your self on some of the newest aquatic exercise therapy news and much, much more

Route 1, Box 218

Chassell, MI 49916-9710

(906) 482-9500

Fax: (906) 482-4388

Website: www.atri.org

***This website will give you a excellent description of what Rehab Institute has to offer and will also supply you with some "articles of interest" relating to aquatic exercise and rehab in general. We think you will find this website very useful.

Website: www.pooltherapy.com

**If you are interested in aquatic equipment for your facility this is an excellent website. They will also provide you with some underwater exercise facts that we believe you may find interesting and helpful.

Website:  www.aquaweb.org

Amanda (99) recommended this site, so it's got to be good!

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

(703) 684-2782

Fax: (703) 684-7343

Website: www.apta.org

*This site will provide you with some dates that certifications and seminars are being held. You must search at the bottom of their homepage, using the key words "aquatic exercise and rehabilitation" for information.

American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA)

(800) 356-2722

Fax: (954) 563-9813

Website: www.swimmingcoach.org

**Although this website doesn’t contain information on aquatic exercise and rehab, it did contain an extensive amount of information on swimming in general. Since this is our aquatics section we thought that this would be appropriate to include. For those of you who are swimming coaches or are interested in more information on how you can improve your swim facility this is an excellent site!

(800) 999-4332 ext. 7

Fax: (858) 535-8234

member@ideafit.com

Website: www.ideafit.com

**Although this website has many more intentions, it does contain interesting and helpful information on aquatic exercise.  If you are just looking for facts and articles on the subject matter, this is a reliable source.

International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF)

(954) 462-6536

Fax: (954) 522-4521

Website: www.ishof.org

**This website will supply you with  information on starting your own aquatic therapy practice and they also have articles available on line that can provide you with some more aquatic therapy facts.

(800) 872-9622

(312) 977-9063

Website: www.ymca.net

**This website gave information strictly on the YMCA facilities. If you are interested in becoming  involved with the YMCA this is an excellent website to visit.

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