Hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy (or aquatic exercise) is a form of rehabilitative exercise that takes place in a heated pool.
The warm water provides many positive benefits to your body: such as reducing the impact loading on joints (buoyancy) and stimulating blood flow to your muscles, making it easier to perform exercises that you may not be able to on dry land. It is suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels, but is most beneficial for people with chronic pain, recovering post-surgery or someone starting out on their fitness journey.

Even though some exercises may feel easier in the water, you can still increase your strength and cardiovascular fitness by performing the appropriate exercises in the pool. Our Hydrotherapy classes are designed and supervised by accredited Exercise Physiologist’s who tailor classes to increase your strength and endurance, improve your cardiovascular fitness, balance, mobility and overall function.

We offer three different rehabilitative Hydrotherapy classes that are 60 minutes in duration. An ability to swim is not necessary.

Class Types

Healthy Bodies Class

Designed for individuals aiming to improve their overall health, the ‘Healthy Bodies’ class focuses on a range of Hydrotherapy exercises that works all muscle groups. Throughout the class participants will improve their exercise tolerance, strength and cardiovascular fitness. It is an ideal treatment option for individuals wishing to manage medical conditions such as Diabetes or achieve weight loss in a safe and effective environment.

Hip and Knee Class

Targeted for individuals with acute or chronic lower limb injuries, including post-operative rehabilitation, arthritis, or other muscle, bone or joint injury. The ‘Hip and Knee’ class is an effective treatment option to improve lower limb muscular strength and endurance, balance and control to assist with everyday tasks and progress to land based exercise management.

Back Class

Sydney West Sports Medicine has created the ‘Back Class’ targeted for individuals with acute or chronic lower limb injuries, including post-operative rehabilitation. With the incidence of back pain increasing in today’s society, the aim of the program is to improve core activation and strength, functional movement and whole body strength to reduce pain, promote recovery and improve function.

Arthritis NSW

Arthritis NSW's program is facilitated specifically for people affected by arthritis. Exercising in warm water is one of the most comfortable and effective ways that a person with arthritis can exercise. The buoyancy of the water supports the body, taking the weight off inflamed and painful joints. The warmth of the water helps tight joints loosed up and relax, easing soreness and soothing pain.

To register for this class please contact Arthritis NSW directly on (02) 9857 3314 or at gentleexercises@arthritisnsw.org.au.

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Hydrotherapy Class Timetable

West HQ

Mon 10am - Healthy Bodies with Haylee Ingle

Mon 5pm - KOAP Class with Haylee Ingle

Tue 11am – Land Based Class with Haylee Ingle

Tue 2pm - Healthy Bodies with Justin Fokes

Wed 10am – Hip & Knee Class with Jordan Gauci

Wed 2pm – Healthy Bodies with Haylee Ingle

Thur 10am – Land Based Class with Justin Fokes

Thur 11am – Back Class with Jordan Gauci

Fri 10am – Healthy Bodies with Haylee Ingle

BEST

Mon 8.30am - Land Based Class with Andrea Borovic

Mon 1.30pm – Healthy Bodies with Andrea Borovic

Wed 9am – Healthy Bodies with Blake Ford

Wed 12pm - Land Based Class with Blake Ford

Friday 12pm - Healthy Bodies with Tori Manning

Prepaid Passes Available

Single class: $28

5 x classes: $135 (save $5)

10 x classes: $260 (save $20)

20 x classes: $510 (save $50)

_{Max class size of 10 people. Ability to swim is NOT required. No referral needed. Class approx. 1 hour each.}