Olympic Physical Therapy is a Washington-based company with eight other locations that are owned and operated by…More physical therapists. This office is conveniently located in the Island Corporate Center at the base of First Hill, and Olympic provides a hotline with extended hours.</p> <p> </p>

The Mercerwood Shore Club, a private member-owned and family-oriented swim, tennis and beach club, sits on 500 feet…More of Lake Washington waterfront on the east side of Mercer Island.</p> <p>The club grounds include a two-level clubhouse, a 25-meter swimming pool, four outdoor tennis courts, a fitness center, a sandy beach with roped off swim area, a play structure, barbeques and picnic tables, a boat launch, boat moorage and beach showers.</p> <p>The MWSC junior summer programs compete in the Midlakes swim, dive and water polo leagues, and the Junior Eastside Tennis (JET) league. A variety of fitness classes are offered year round, as well as a Masters swim program. The club holds various social events throughout the year. "Music on the Beach" is a popular summer event with a potluck picnic and a live local band. The main clubhouse is available for private rentals.</p>

The Mercer Island Beach Club is located on 625 feet of waterfront at the south end of Mercer Island. Once the site of…More the Seattle Central Lions Club summer camp, this family oriented member-owned club has been active since 1953. The grounds include two swimming pools (an eight lane competition pool and an activity pool with a lazy river), six outdoor tennis courts, a fitness center, outdoor pickle-ball, basketball and volleyball courts, a sandy beach, a lake roped off swimming area with dock and waterslide, a play structure, boat moorage, a firepit and a barbeque area with many picnic tables.</p> <p>Summer adult tennis programs include Ladies Night, Mens Night, Saturday morning Wimbledon workout and Cardio tennis. The year round fitness center offers a variety of classes - Boot Camp, Abs, Buns, & Guns, Tone Body Basic, Teen Training, Yoga and Personal Training. Group and private swim lessons are available through the aquatics program. MIBC junior teams compete in the popular summer Midlakes swim, dive and water polo leagues. Junior tennis players participate in the summer Junior Eastside Tennis (JET) league. The pool is covered during the fall, winter and spring months, making swimming accessible year round. Social programs are held throughout the year -  Family 4th of July Celebration, Songs & S'mores and Dive In Movie Night are popular summer events. A large clubhouse with expansive views of Mt Rainier and Lake Washington is available for club functions and private rentals.</p>

Club Emerald offers almost every manner of strength and cardio machine, as well as free weights and mats for…More stretching/yoga. There are locker rooms with showers and a massage service. For members, there are group classes at every level for strength training, cycling (spin) and step. For amibitious clients, there is a triathlon club, now in its 12th year, where you and similarly motivated members can train together. Individual training is also offered.</p> <p>Owners Bryan Welch and Ginny Pietila and the friendly staff are all nationally certified and licensed.</p>

Beloved for its holiday production of excerpts from "The Nutcracker," the Island Youth Ballet/The Children's Dance…More Conservatory has supported local repertory dance performance and talent for nearly 30 years. School Founder Susan Valencia teaches a variety of ages and skill levels in the little red Lakeview School house on the Island's South End.</p> <p>The dance conservatory features a large studio with mirrors, two chandeliers and wall-mounted ballet bars. The school also owns a variety of costumes and sets used for its annual holiday show.</p>

Pilates On Mercer has been offering traditional pilates classes since 2003. Islanders who want to increase their…More flexibility, strength or just improve their sense of well-being are drawn to this exercise regimen. </p> <p>Taryn Nordstrom is the owner; she received her teaching certification from The Pilates Studio in New York. Nordstrom and her instructors offer group, semi-private and private instruction in Romana's and Authentic Pilates, styles true to the work of Joseph Pilates. Pilates On Mercer has mats and equipment on site for class participants and can offer advice about which level and type of class will best suit you. </p>

Mary Wayte Swimming Pool is Mercer Island's public swimming pool, owned by the local school district. It is…More named after gold-medal Olympian and former Islander Mary Wayte, who often trained and competed here before her successes in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics (where she also won silver and bronze medals).</p> <p>The pool is 40 yards long and divided by a removable bulkhead, making the pool suitable for local high-schools and clubs to use for competitive short course events.</p> <p>There are a number of community swimming event opportinities as well, including movie night in the pool the last Friday of every month.</p>