Consumers Digest Names Dimension One Spas' AquaFit 19 Dual Temp ``Best Buy'' in Portable Spas

Business Wire, March 5, 2003

Business Editors

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2003

Dimension One Spas' AquaFit(TM) 19 Dual Temp, a revolutionary product combining aquatic exercise and hydromassage, was recognized in the April 2003 issue of Consumers Digest as a "Best Buy" in portable spas.

A Consumers Digest "Best Buy" is defined as a product that offers outstanding value for its price.

"Dimension One Spas prides itself on the quality of products we manufacture," said Bob Hallam, CEO of Dimension One Spas. "For over two decades, we have combined innovations in materials science and water handling technology to bring consumers the most advanced spas in the world."

Measuring 19 feet long and nearly eight feet wide, the AquaFit 19 Dual Temp is equipped with both a fitness pool and a hot tub that are separated by a dividing wall. The fitness pool features an 11-foot swimming lane with adjustable water-resistant currents that enable users to swim, walk or run in place at their own pace, or to use an optional rowing kit or resistance exercise stations. The spacious hot tub portion offers a relaxing retreat to unwind and enjoy the soothing hydrotherapy effects of 17 adjustable VCR hydrotherapy jets.

Categorized by Consumers Digest as a "Premium Selection," meaning that the product is fully featured and priced accordingly, the AquaFit 19 Dual Temp's MSRP is $34,995.

"Hot tub ownership has increased more than 30 percent over the last three years," said Hallam. "Today's hot tubs are sophisticated, state-of-the-art products that provide numerous health, recreation and entertainment benefits, and the AquaFit is an extension of this philosophy. People who cannot exercise easily on land now have the opportunity to get healthy by exercising in water, where 90 percent of their body weight is relieved by the buoyancy of the water."

And according to Hallam, "Since water is so much denser than air, each exercise performed in water is more effective than those performed on land."

The National Spa and Pool Institute (NSPI) estimates that approximately 3.4 million households currently have a hot tub. Additionally, 72 percent of owners believe the addition of a hot tub increases the value of their home.

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Dimension One Spas

D1 Spas, www.d1spas.com, is the industry leader in designing and manufacturing luxury home hydrotherapy and aquatic fitness products. For over two decades, the family-owned business has combined its innovations in materials science and water handling technology to bring customers the most advanced spas in the world. D1 Spas has created a benchmark for quality and innovation with a focus on consumers' preferences, offering four distinctly different lines, D1 Spas(R), Aquatic Fitness Systems, @ Home Hot Tubs(R) and Warm Spring Spas(R), along with a variety of complementary accessories.

Consumers Digest

The sources for all Consumers Digest Best Buy recommendations are based on criteria derived from at least three of the following: 1. Independent testing and research studies including those from academic and professional institutions and federal, state and other government agencies; 2. Consumers Digest reader and other surveys; 3. Previously published evaluations in books, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, etc.; 4. Retail dealers, including their service departments; 5. Other independent sources; and 6. Personal (hands-on) product evaluations by the authors and researchers.