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Non-Swimmers (dry hair)

Water-based exercises designed specifically for those who may be uncomfortable or unfamiliar with aquatic environments

Key Benefits

  • Comfortable water introduction
  • Confidence building
  • Safe aquatic experience
  • Gradual skill development

Filter Exercises

This category focuses on exercises specifically designed to help you achieve your Non-Swimmers (dry hair) goals. Each exercise has been carefully selected and categorized to ensure you can find activities that align with your specific objectives.

Available Exercises

AQUATIC RING COLLECT GAME

Level 1

Purpose: Use simple, playful reaching tasks in shallow water to build confidence, engagement, and basic movement in children and adolescents with significant limitations.

Muscles: shoulders, arms, core, hips

Equipment: Kickboard

AQUATIC FOLLOW THE LEADER

Level 2

Purpose: Use simple copying games in shallow water to develop basic locomotion, attention, and social interaction in children and adolescents.

Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core, shoulders, arms

Equipment: None

MULTI-DIRECTIONAL WATER WALK

Level 3

Purpose: Challenge cardiovascular fitness and dynamic balance by combining forward, backward, and lateral walking patterns in shallow water.

Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, hips, core

Equipment: None

INTERVAL WATER JOG

Level 4

Purpose: Use shallow-water jogging intervals to build higher-level aerobic capacity and leg power with reduced impact compared to land running.

Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, hip flexors, calves, core

Equipment: None

ASSISTED HEEL–TOE RAISE

Level 1

Purpose: Gently strengthen ankles and lower legs while improving basic stance control and weight shift in shallow water.

Muscles: calves, anterior tibialis, glutes, core

Equipment: None

DYNAMIC SPLIT-STANCE LUNGE

Level 4

Purpose: Build lower-body strength and control with alternating lunges that challenge balance and coordination in shallow water.

Muscles: quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings, calves, core

Equipment: None

STANDING NEUTRAL SPINE WALK

Level 2

Purpose: Reinforce neutral spine posture and gentle core engagement during slow walking in shallow water.

Muscles: core, abdominals, low back, hips

Equipment: None

OLDER ADULT BALANCE AND SOCIAL CIRCLE SEQUENCE

Level 2

Purpose: Blend simple balance drills with social interaction in shallow water to support function, confidence, and connection in older adults.

Muscles: hips, legs, core

Equipment: None

SHALLOW WATER BASIC BALANCE WALKS

Level 2

Purpose: Use controlled walking patterns in shallow water to train balance, posture, and lower-body coordination.

Muscles: hips, quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, core

Equipment: None

COORDINATION CROSS-CRAWL WATER MARCH

Level 2

Purpose: Develop whole-body coordination using an alternating arm–leg ‘cross-crawl’ marching pattern in shallow water.

Muscles: hips, legs, shoulders, core

Equipment: None

Exercise Guidelines

Follow proper exercise guidelines and consult with healthcare providers as needed.

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