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Flexibility

Gentle stretching and mobility exercises to improve overall flexibility and reduce stiffness

Benefits

  • Improved range of motion
  • Reduced muscle tension
  • Better posture
  • Enhanced relaxation

Browse our collection of exercises categorized by Flexibility. Each subcategory below contains exercises specifically chosen to help you achieve your fitness and wellness goals.

Available Exercises

AI CHI

Level 1

Purpose: Ai Chi is best done in warm water for pain relief and to de-stress. You will use deep breathing and slow movements for a body-mind routine that improves balance, range of motion, relaxation, and a full body integration of the nervous system, including diverse sensory perceptions and motor impulses. AI CHI exercises progress gradually through segments to give you time to increase your awareness of what feels best for your body today, activating your parasympathetic nervous system.

Muscles: Pain Relief

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

ARM AND UPPER BODY COMBO

Level 1

Purpose: Your arms, shoulders, chest and back will strengthen with this arm and upper body combo . You will be able to do more activities like reaching for items, picking up and carrying bags and opening doors. Reduces pain, flexibility and coordination.

Muscles: Shoulders, Upper Body-NonAerobic

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

ARMS PUSH DOWN 3 DIRECTIONS

Level 1

Purpose: Your arms and shoulders will strengthen with these 3 directional arm movements. You will be able to do more activities like picking up and carrying bags. Reduces pain, flexibility and coordination.

Muscles: Shoulders, Upper Body-NonAerobic

Equipment: Floating Dumbbells

Session Placement: Main set

ARMS SWING DOWN

Level 1

Purpose: Your upper shoulder and chest will strengthen while your back lengthens with these golf-like pendulum swing movements. You will be able to do more activities like lifting shopping bags. Reduces pain, plus improves hand and wrist flexibility.

Muscles: Upper Body-Aerobic, Shoulders, Cardio

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

ARMS SWING SIDE

Level 1

Purpose: Your rear shoulder will strengthen and your chest and front of the shoulder lengthen with these arm swing side movements. You will be able to do more activities like opening doors. Reduces pain, plus improves hand and wrist flexibility.

Muscles: Upper Body-Aerobic, Shoulders, Cardio

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

ARTHRITIS ROM HAND AND ANKLE SEQUENCE

Level 1
ARTHRITIS ROM HAND AND ANKLE SEQUENCE

Purpose: Provide a gentle range-of-motion sequence for hands and ankles in warm water to reduce stiffness and improve joint comfort.

Muscles: forearms, hands, calves, ankles

Equipment:

Session Placement: Warm-up, Cool-down

COOL DOWN FULL BODY STRETCH

Level 1

Purpose: Cool down with 10 moves to stretch your whole body, starting with 5 for legs, hips and back. Then your arms, chest, shoulders and core will stretch and lengthen with the last 5 movements. Reduces pain, returns blood flow and muscles to normal after your water exercise workout.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

JOG PLANK

Level 1

Purpose: Your core, back, and legs will strengthen with this gentle jog plank. You will be able to do more activities like walking, standing in lines and climbing stairs. Reduces pain, improves flexibility and spine stability.

Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Core and Back, Cardio

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

KICK BEHIND (FLUTTER)

Level 1

Purpose: Your core, back, and legs will strengthen and your hips lengthen with this gentle one kick flutter. You will be able to do more activities like walking and standing in lines. Reduces pain and improves flexibility.

Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Core and Back, Cardio

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH DYNAMIC FULL BODY

Level 1

Purpose: Cool down while moving through 10 stretches, starting with 5 for legs, hips and back. Then your arms, chest, shoulders and core will stretch and lengthen with the last 5 movements. Reduces pain, returns blood flow and muscles to normal after your water exercise workout.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH DYNAMIC TORSO (MERMAID)

Level 1

Purpose: Cool down with 3 moves for your core and back, using a gentle dynamic (moving) stretch. Starting with the side of your ribs to hips, followed by a stretch for your back, then a chest & neck stretch. Reduces pain, returns blood flow and muscles to normal after your water exercise workout.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH STATIC FULL BODY

Level 1

Purpose: Cool down while holding 10 stretches, starting with 5 for legs, hips and back. Then your arms, chest, shoulders and core will stretch and lengthen with the last 5 movements. Reduces pain, returns blood flow and muscles to normal after your water exercise workout. Best when done in warmer water.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH STATIC TORSO (MERMAID)

Level 1

Purpose: Cool down with 3 moves for your core and back, using a gentle stretch. Starting with your ribs to hips on your side, followed by your back and shoulder, then your chest & neck will lengthen. Moving through these 3 stretches holding a static torso stretch reduces pain, increases mobility and flexibility. Best when done in warmer water.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

AI CHI

Level 2

Purpose: Ai Chi is best done in warm water for pain relief and to de-stress. You will use deep breathing and slow movements for a body-mind routine that improves balance, range of motion, relaxation, and a full body integration of the nervous system, including diverse sensory perceptions and motor impulses. AI CHI exercises progress gradually through segments to give you time to increase your awareness of what feels best for your body today, activating your parasympathetic nervous system.

Muscles: Pain Relief

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

ARM AND UPPER BODY COMBO

Level 2

Purpose: Your arms, shoulders, chest and back will strengthen and your balance challenged with this arm and upper body combo . You will be able to do more activities like reaching for items, picking up and carrying bags and opening doors. Reduces pain, improves balance, flexibility and coordination.

Muscles: Shoulders, Upper Body-NonAerobic

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

ARMS PUSH DOWN 3 DIRECTIONS

Level 2

Purpose: Your arms and shoulders will strengthen and your balance will be challenged with these 3 directional arm movements. You will be able to do more activities like picking up and carrying bags. Reduces pain, flexibility, balance, and coordination.

Muscles: Shoulders, Upper Body-NonAerobic

Equipment: Floating Dumbbells

Session Placement: Main set

ARMS SWING DOWN

Level 2

Purpose: Your upper shoulder and chest will strengthen while your back lengthens with these golf-like pendulum swing movements. You will be able to do more activities like lifting shopping bags. Reduces pain, plus improves hand and wrist flexibility.

Muscles: Upper Body-Aerobic, Shoulders, Cardio

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

ARMS SWING SIDE

Level 2

Purpose: Your rear shoulder will strengthen and your chest and front of the shoulder lengthen with these arm swing side movements. You will be able to do more activities like opening doors. Reduces pain, plus improves hand and wrist flexibility.

Muscles: Upper Body-Aerobic, Shoulders, Cardio

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

COOL DOWN FULL BODY STRETCH

Level 2

Purpose: Cool down with 10 moves to stretch your whole body, starting with 5 for legs, hips and back. Then your arms, chest, shoulders and core will stretch and lengthen with the last 5 movements. Reduces pain, returns blood flow and muscles to normal after your water exercise workout.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

JACKS DIAMOND

Level 2

Purpose: Your inner thighs and outer hips will strengthen and your coordination will be challenged with these jack diamond movements. You will also strengthen your chest, back and shoulders with the arm moves. You will be able to do more activities like getting in and out of the car and opening doors. Reduces pain, improves balance, flexibility and coordination.

Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Hips, Cardio

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

JACKS FROG

Level 2

Purpose: Your outer hips, inner thighs, and quadriceps will strengthen with these frog leg movements. You will also strengthen your shoulders with the arm moves. You will be able to do more activities like getting in and out of a car and reaching for objects. Reduces pain, improves balance, flexibility and coordination.

Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Hips, Cardio

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

JACKS M&M

Level 2

Purpose: Your outer hips and quadriceps will strengthen and your coordination will be challenged with these jack M&M movements. You will also strengthen your shoulders with the arm moves. You will be able to do more activities like climbing stairs and opening doors. Reduces pain, improves balance, flexibility and coordination.

Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Hips, Cardio

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

JACKS OPPOSITE ARMS

Level 2

Purpose: Your inner thighs will strengthen and your outer hips will lengthen with this challenging arm and leg jack movement. You will also strengthen your shoulders with these arm movements. You will be able to do more activities like getting in and out of the car and reaching to the side for objects. Reduces pain, improves flexibility and coordination.

Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Hips, Cardio

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

JACKS REGULAR

Level 2

Purpose: Your inner thighs will strengthen and your outer hips will lengthen with this light intensity jumping jack movement. You will also strengthen your shoulders with the arm movements. You will be able to do more activities like getting in and out of the car and reaching to the side for objects. Reduces pain, improves flexibility and coordination.

Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Knees, Hips, Cardio, General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

JOG PLANK

Level 2

Purpose: Your core, back, hips and legs will strengthen with this low impact jog plank. You will be able to do more activities like walking, standing in lines and climbing stairs. Reduces pain, improves flexibility and spine stability.

Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Core and Back, Cardio

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

JOG WIDE

Level 2

Purpose: Your outer hips will strengthen and your inner thighs will lengthen with these wide jog movements. You will be able to do more activities like climbing stairs. The spread palms add resistance to arms and the push downs build coordination. Reduces pain, improves balance, flexibility and coordination.

Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Hips, Cardio

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

JUMP SIDE TO SIDE

Level 2

Purpose: Your hips, inner thighs and knees will strengthen with these light side to side mogul jump movements. You will be able to do more activities like getting in and out of the car. Reduces pain, improves balance, flexibility and coordination.

Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Hips, Cardio

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

KICK 4 DIRECTIONS

Level 2

Purpose: Your knees, outer hips, inner thighs and leg muscles will strengthen with these balance challenging 4-direction kick movements. Strengthens shoulders by holding upper arms close to body and swinging out only forearms. You will be able to do more activities like getting in and out of the car. Reduces pain, improves balance, flexibility and coordination.

Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Hips, Cardio

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

KICK BEHIND (FLUTTER)

Level 2

Purpose: Your core, back, glutes, and legs will strengthen and your hips lengthen with these plank flutter kicks. You will be able to do more activities like walking and standing in lines. Reduces pain and improves flexibility.

Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Core and Back, Cardio

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

KICK VERTICAL SCISSORS

Level 2

Purpose: Your arms, shoulders, chest and back will strengthen and your balance challenged with this arm and upper body combo . You will be able to do more activities like reaching for items, picking up and carrying bags and opening doors. Reduces pain, improves balance, flexibility and coordination.

Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Hips, Cardio

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

PUNCH DOWN CROSS

Level 2

Purpose: Your back, chest and shoulders will strengthen and lengthen with these arm movements. You will be able to do more activities like opening doors and lifting shopping bags. Reduces pain, plus improves flexibility and coordination.

Muscles: Upper Body-Aerobic, Shoulders, Cardio

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

ROCKING HORSE

Level 2

Purpose: Your legs, hips, core and arms will strengthen with this coordinated rocking movement. You will be able to do more activities like stepping backward. Reduces pain, improves balance, coordination and flexibility.

Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Hips, Cardio, Balance

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH DYNAMIC FULL BODY

Level 2

Purpose: Cool down while constantly moving with 10 stretches for your whole body, starting with 5 stretches for legs, hips and back. Then your arms, chest, shoulders and core will lengthen with the last 5 movements. Reduces pain, returns blood flow and muscles to normal after your water exercise workout.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH DYNAMIC TORSO (MERMAID)

Level 2

Purpose: Cool down with 3 moves for your core and back, using a gentle dynamic stretch. Starting with your ribs to hips on your side, followed by your back and shoulder, then your chest & neck will lengthen. Moving through these 3 stretches repeatedly is a dynamic torso stretch. Reduces pain, increases mobility and flexibility.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH STATIC FULL BODY

Level 2

Purpose: Cool down while holding 10 stretches, starting with 5 for legs, hips and back. Then your arms, chest, shoulders and core will stretch and lengthen with the last 5 movements. Reduces pain, returns blood flow and muscles to normal after your water exercise workout. Best when done in warmer water.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH STATIC TORSO (MERMAID)

Level 2

Purpose: Cool down with 3 moves for your core and back, using a gentle stretch. Starting with your ribs to hips on your side, followed by your back and shoulder, then your chest & neck will lengthen. Moving through these 3 stretches holding a static torso stretch reduces pain, increases mobility and flexibility. Best when done in warmer water.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

AI CHI

Level 3

Purpose: Ai Chi is best done in warm water for pain relief and to de-stress. You will use deep breathing and slow movements for a body-mind routine that improves range of motion, relaxation, and a full body integration of the nervous system, including diverse sensory perceptions and motor impulses. AI CHI exercises progress gradually through segments to give you time to increase your awareness of what feels best for your body today, activating your parasympathetic nervous system.

Muscles: Pain Relief

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

ARM AND UPPER BODY COMBO

Level 3

Purpose: Your arms, shoulders, chest and back will strengthen and your balance challenged with this arm and upper body combo. Increases flexibility, balance and coordination.

Muscles: Shoulders, Upper Body-NonAerobic

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

ARMS PUSH DOWN 3 DIRECTIONS

Level 3

Purpose: Your arms and shoulders will strengthen and your balance will be challenged with these 3 directional arm movements. Increases flexibility, balance, and coordination.

Muscles: Shoulders, Upper Body-NonAerobic

Equipment: Floating Dumbbells

Session Placement: Main set

COOL DOWN FULL BODY STRETCH

Level 3

Purpose: Cool down with 10 moves to stretch your whole body, starting with 5 for legs, hips and back. Then your arms, chest, shoulders and core will stretch and lengthen with the last 5 movements. Reduces pain, returns blood flow and muscles to normal after your water exercise workout.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH DYNAMIC FULL BODY

Level 3

Purpose: Cool down while constantly moving with 10 stretches for your whole body, starting with 5 stretches for legs, hips and back. Then your arms, chest, shoulders and core will lengthen with the last 5 movements. Reducing your perceived exertion during your daily activities. Returns blood flow and muscles to normal after your water exercise workout.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH DYNAMIC TORSO (MERMAID)

Level 3

Purpose: Cool down with 3 moves for your core and back, using a gentle dynamic stretch. Starting with your ribs to hips on your side, followed by your back and shoulder, then your chest & neck will lengthen. Moving through these 3 stretches repeatedly is a dynamic torso stretch. Reduces pain, increases mobility and flexibility.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH STATIC FULL BODY

Level 3

Purpose: Cool down while holding 10 stretches, starting with 5 for legs, hips and back. Then your arms, chest, shoulders and core will stretch and lengthen with the last 5 movements. Reducing your perceived exertion during your daily activities. Returns blood flow and muscles to normal after your water exercise workout. Best when done in warmer water.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH STATIC TORSO (MERMAID)

Level 3

Purpose: Cool down with 3 moves for your core and back, using a gentle stretch. Starting with your ribs to hips on your side, followed by your back and shoulder, then your chest & neck will lengthen. Moving through these 3 stretches holding a static torso stretch reduces pain, increases mobility and flexibility. Best when done in warmer water.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

AI CHI

Level 4

Purpose: Ai Chi is best done in warm water for pain relief and to de-stress. You will use deep breathing and slow movements for a body-mind routine that improves range of motion, relaxation, and a full body integration of the nervous system, including diverse sensory perceptions and motor impulses. AI CHI exercises progress gradually through segments to give you time to increase your awareness of what feels best for your body today, activating your parasympathetic nervous system.

Muscles: Pain Relief

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

ARMS PUSH DOWN 3 DIRECTIONS

Level 4

Purpose: Your arms and shoulders will strengthen and your balance will be challenged. The knotted small noodle provides an intense 3 directional arm movement, also increasing flexibility and coordination.

Muscles: Shoulders, Upper Body-NonAerobic

Equipment: Small Noodle

Session Placement: Main set

COOL DOWN FULL BODY STRETCH

Level 4

Purpose: Cool down with 10 moves to stretch your whole body, starting with 5 for legs, hips and back. Then your arms, chest, shoulders and core will stretch and lengthen with the last 5 movements. Reduces pain, returns blood flow and muscles to normal after your water exercise workout.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH DYNAMIC FULL BODY

Level 4

Purpose: Cool down while constantly moving with 10 stretches for your whole body, starting with 5 stretches for legs, hips and back. Then your arms, chest, shoulders and core will lengthen with the last 5 movements. Returns blood flow and muscles to normal after your water exercise workout.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH DYNAMIC TORSO (MERMAID)

Level 4

Purpose: Cool down with 3 moves for your core and back, using a gentle dynamic stretch. Starting with your ribs to hips on your side, followed by your back and shoulder, then your chest & neck will lengthen. Moving through these 3 stretches repeatedly is a dynamic torso stretch. Reduces pain, increases mobility and flexibility.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH STATIC FULL BODY

Level 4

Purpose: Cool down while holding 10 stretches, starting with 5 for legs, hips and back. Then your arms, chest, shoulders and core will stretch and lengthen with the last 5 movements. Returns blood flow and muscles to normal after your water exercise workout. Best when done in warmer water.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH STATIC TORSO (MERMAID)

Level 4

Purpose: Cool down with 3 moves for your core and back, using a gentle stretch. Starting with your ribs to hips on your side, followed by your back and shoulder, then your chest & neck will lengthen. Moving through these 3 stretches holding a static torso stretch reduces pain, increases mobility and flexibility. Best when done in warmer water.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

AI CHI

Level 5

Purpose: Ai Chi is best done in warm water for pain relief and to de-stress. You will use deep breathing and slow movements for a body-mind routine that improves range of motion, relaxation, and a full body integration of the nervous system, including diverse sensory perceptions and motor impulses. AI CHI exercises progress gradually through segments to give you time to increase your awareness of what feels best for your body today, activating your parasympathetic nervous system.

Muscles: Pain Relief

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

ARMS PUSH DOWN 3 DIRECTIONS

Level 5

Purpose: Your arms and shoulders will strengthen and your balance will be challenged. The knotted large noodle provides a very intense 3 directional arm movement, also increases flexibility and coordination.

Muscles: Shoulders, Upper Body-NonAerobic

Equipment: Large Noodle

Session Placement: Main set

COOL DOWN FULL BODY STRETCH

Level 5

Purpose: Cool down with 10 moves to stretch your whole body, starting with 5 for legs, hips and back. Then your arms, chest, shoulders and core will stretch and lengthen with the last 5 movements. Returns blood flow and muscles to normal after your water exercise workout.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH DYNAMIC FULL BODY

Level 5

Purpose: Cool down while constantly moving with 10 stretches for your whole body, starting with 5 stretches for legs, hips and back. Then your arms, chest, shoulders and core will lengthen with the last 5 movements. Reducing your perceived exertion during your daily activities. Returns blood flow and muscles to normal after your water exercise workout.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH DYNAMIC TORSO (MERMAID)

Level 5

Purpose: Cool down with 3 moves for your core and back, using a gentle dynamic stretch. Starting with your ribs to hips on your side, followed by your back and shoulder, then your chest & neck will lengthen. Moving through these 3 stretches repeatedly is a dynamic torso stretch. Reduces pain, increases mobility and flexibility.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH STATIC FULL BODY

Level 5

Purpose: Cool down while holding 10 stretches, starting with 5 for legs, hips and back. Then your arms, chest, shoulders and core will stretch and lengthen with the last 5 movements. Reduces pain, returns blood flow and muscles to normal after your water exercise workout. Best when done in warmer water.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

STRETCH STATIC TORSO (MERMAID)

Level 5

Purpose: Cool down with 3 moves for your core and back, using a gentle stretch. Starting with your ribs to hips on your side, followed by your back and shoulder, then your chest & neck will lengthen. Moving through these 3 stretches holding a static torso stretch reduces pain, increases mobility and flexibility. Best when done in warmer water.

Muscles: General Fitness

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

Exercise Guidelines

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

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