Customer Rating: Summary: EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED Comment: Try finding locally first and you may be able to save a lot of bucks! Customer Rating: Summary: Beats foam noodles Comment: Compared to those cheaper giant foam noodles this product:
1. Is just as durable - after a year of use by three kids there is no sign of wear.
2. Is easier for small hands to grip - bar is thinner and coated in a spongy rubber.
3. Provides better support. Its stiffness means you either submerge all of it or none of it. On the other hand, a large portion of those foam noodles is always under water.
4. Is easier to handle in the water - My kids often swim with it off to side holding it with only one hand. Again, you can't do this with foam noodles because of their lack of stiffness.
5. Is more portable due to it's smaller size.
My three, four, and five year old kids loved it - wouldn't jump off the swim platform without it.
The Thera-Band Instructional Swim Bar is a very versatile swimming aid used under supervision by children, youth, seniors and handicapped instruction programs. Constructed from two modules of high-density foam. Use the Thera-Band Instructional Swim Bar for trunk stabilization and strengthening, improving flexibility and balance and increasing range of motion in the upper extremities.
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