This level focuses on exercises specifically designed for Full Body participants. Each exercise has been carefully selected and categorized to ensure you can find activities that align with your specific ability level and comfort zone.
Key Benefits
- Total body strength and conditioning
- Comprehensive muscle group engagement
- Maximum calorie burn and fitness benefits
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Available Exercises
AI CHI
Level 1Purpose: 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
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
Session Placement: Warm-up, Skill development
ARTHRITIS ROM HAND AND ANKLE SEQUENCE
Level 1
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
ASSISTED HEELβTOE 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:
Session Placement: Warm-up, Main set
COOL DOWN FULL BODY STRETCH
Level 1Purpose: 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
CORE CRUNCH STANDING
Level 1Purpose: Muscles of the core and back are engaged with these exercises by using your breath, arms and legs in mindful patterns. Shoulder stability is engaged throughout the exercise. Balance and strength are also improved.
Muscles: Core and Back
Equipment: Small Noodle
Session Placement: Main set
HALLIWICK WATER ENTRY CONFIDENCE
Level 1
Purpose: Build basic water confidence and postural control during supported water entry for children and adolescents with significant motor or sensory challenges.
Muscles: core, back, hips, neck
Equipment:
Session Placement: Warm-up, Skill development
JACKS TUCK
Level 1Purpose: Your outer hips and quadriceps will strengthen with these tuck movements. You will also strengthen your shoulders with these arm movements. You will be able to do more activities like climbing stairs and reaching for objects. Reduces pain, improves balance and coordination.
Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Core and Back, Hips, Cardio
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
JOG PLANK
Level 1Purpose: 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 1Purpose: 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 1Purpose: 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 STATIC FULL BODY
Level 1Purpose: 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
SUPPORTED AQUA BOUNCE
Level 1
Purpose: Introduce very gentle vertical bouncing in water for children and adolescents with significant mobility limitations to prepare for later plyometric drills.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core
Equipment: Large Noodle
Session Placement: Warm-up, Skill development
SUPPORTED AQUATIC AEROBIC MARCHING
Level 1
Purpose: Introduce very low-impact, rhythmic aerobic movement in water for children and adolescents with significant mobility limitations.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core, shoulders, arms
Equipment: Large Noodle
Session Placement: Warm-up
SUPPORTED PELVIC TILT STAND
Level 1
Purpose: Teach gentle pelvic tilting and neutral spine awareness for participants with back pain or limited core control.
Muscles: core, abdominals, low back
Equipment:
Session Placement: Warm-up, Skill development
SUPPORTED SAFE POOL ENTRY AND EXIT
Level 1
Purpose: Teach basic safe entry and exit from the pool with full support for children and adolescents with significant mobility or sensory challenges.
Muscles: core, hips, shoulders, arms
Equipment:
Session Placement: Warm-up, Skill development
SUPPORTED SAFE POOL ENTRY AND EXIT
Level 1
Purpose: Teach basic safe entry and exit from the pool with full support for children and adolescents with significant mobility or sensory challenges.
Muscles: core, hips, shoulders, arms
Equipment:
Session Placement: Warm-up, Skill development
SUPPORTED TRUNK BALANCE STANDS
Level 1
Purpose: Introduce gentle, supported standing balance and trunk activation for children and adolescents with major postural control limitations.
Muscles: core, back, hips
Equipment: Large Noodle
Session Placement: Skill development
SUPPORTED WATER MARCH
Level 1
Purpose: Introduce safe upright gait in water for participants with significant mobility or balance limitations.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Warm-up, Main set
SUPPORTED WATER WALKING
Level 1
Purpose: Provide very low-impact, supported gait practice in water for children and adolescents with significant mobility limitations.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core
Equipment: Large Noodle
Session Placement: Warm-up, Skill development
WARM UP FULL BODY
Level 1Purpose: Your whole body will strengthen and lengthen with this warm up. You will be able to do your main exercises after these combination moves. Reduces pain, plus improves balance and coordination.
Muscles: General Fitness
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
AI CHI
Level 2Purpose: 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
AQUA COUNTERMOVEMENT JUMPS
Level 2
Purpose: Develop basic vertical power and controlled landing in water for children and adolescents with mild-to-moderate mobility limitations.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
AQUA SIDE LEG LIFT
Level 2
Purpose: Strengthen hip abductors and improve lateral stability using controlled side leg lifts against water resistance.
Muscles: abductors, glutes, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set, Skill development
AQUATIC AEROBIC MARCHING
Level 2
Purpose: Provide gentle, continuous aerobic conditioning in water for children and adolescents who can perform supported standing and stepping.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core, shoulders, arms
Equipment:
Session Placement: Warm-up, Main set
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:
Session Placement: Warm-up, Skill development
COOL DOWN FULL BODY STRETCH
Level 2Purpose: 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
COORDINATION CROSS-CRAWL WATER MARCH
Level 2
Purpose: Develop whole-body coordination using an alternating armβleg βcross-crawlβ marching pattern in shallow water.
Muscles: hips, legs, shoulders, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set, Neuromotor training
CORE CRUNCH STANDING
Level 2Purpose: Muscles of the core and back are engaged with these exercises by using your breath, arms and legs in mindful patterns. Shoulder stability is engaged throughout the exercise. Balance and strength are also improved.
Muscles: Core and Back
Equipment: Small Noodle
Session Placement: Main set
DEEP WATER SUPPORTED CORE REHAB SET
Level 2
Purpose: Use deep-water support to train gentle core co-contraction and trunk alignment for rehab clients who cannot tolerate land-based loading.
Muscles: core, abdominals, low back, hips
Equipment: Flotation Belt
Session Placement: Main set, Skill development
DEEP WATER SUPPORTED REHAB GAIT SET
Level 2
Purpose: Support safe early gait retraining in deep water for rehab participants who cannot tolerate impact on land.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, hip flexors, core
Equipment: Flotation Belt
Session Placement: Main set
HALLIWICK TRANSVERSAL ROTATION SUPPORT
Level 2
Purpose: Develop comfort and basic control with forward and backward body rotation in water for children and adolescents with mild-to-moderate trunk limitations.
Muscles: core, back, neck, hips
Equipment:
Session Placement: Skill development
JOG PLANK
Level 2Purpose: 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
KICK BEHIND (FLUTTER)
Level 2Purpose: 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
LOW-BACK PELVIC TILT AND WALK SEQUENCE
Level 2
Purpose: Combine gentle pelvic tilts and supported walking to improve alignment, core activation, and comfort for participants with low-back pain.
Muscles: core, low back, glutes, hamstrings
Equipment:
Session Placement: Warm-up, Main set
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:
Session Placement: Warm-up, Main set
PRENATAL STANCE AND WATER WALK SEQUENCE
Level 2
Purpose: Offer a low-impact, alignment-focused walking sequence in water for pregnant participants within guideline-based intensity.
Muscles: core, hips, glutes, legs
Equipment:
Session Placement: Warm-up, Main set
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:
Session Placement: Warm-up, Main set
SHALLOW WATER POWER WALK
Level 2
Purpose: Develop low- to moderate-intensity cardiovascular fitness and leg strength using purposeful walking patterns in chest-deep water.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Warm-up, Main set
SINGLE-LEG STANCE AND REACH DRILL
Level 2
Purpose: Challenge static balance and coordination by combining single-leg stance with small reaching movements under water support.
Muscles: ankles, hips, glutes, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Skill development, Main set
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:
Session Placement: Warm-up, Main set
STRETCH DYNAMIC FULL BODY
Level 2Purpose: 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 STATIC FULL BODY
Level 2Purpose: 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
SUBMERGED LATERAL ARM SWEEPS
Level 2
Purpose: Strengthen shoulders and upper back with side-to-side arm sweeps kept under the water for safe resistance.
Muscles: shoulders, rhomboids, trapezius, chest, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set, Skill development
SUBMERGED LATERAL ARM SWEEPS
Level 2
Purpose: Strengthen shoulders and upper back with side-to-side arm sweeps kept under the water for safe resistance.
Muscles: shoulders, rhomboids, trapezius, chest, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set, Skill development
SUPPORTED BACK FLOAT TO WALL
Level 2
Purpose: Teach children to move from a supported back float to the pool wall, building essential water safety and orientation skills.
Muscles: core, back, hips, shoulders, arms
Equipment:
Session Placement: Skill development
SUPPORTED BACK FLOAT TO WALL
Level 2
Purpose: Teach children to move from a supported back float to the pool wall, building essential water safety and orientation skills.
Muscles: core, back, hips, shoulders, arms
Equipment:
Session Placement: Skill development
WALL-SUPPORTED MINI SQUAT
Level 2
Purpose: Strengthen thighs and hips with small, supported squats that control knee load and encourage proper alignment.
Muscles: quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
WALL-SUPPORTED TRUNK ROTATIONS
Level 2
Purpose: Improve basic trunk control and rotational mobility in a safe, supported standing position in water.
Muscles: core, back, hips
Equipment:
Session Placement: Skill development
WARM UP FULL BODY
Level 2Purpose: Your whole body will strengthen and lengthen with this warm up. You will be able to do your main exercises after these combination moves. Reduces pain, plus improves balance and coordination.
Muscles: General Fitness
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
WATER BALANCE CIRCLE AND WEIGHT SHIFTS
Level 2
Purpose: Combine social circle walking with controlled weight shifts to train balance and coordination in a group setting.
Muscles: hips, legs, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Warm-up, Main set
WATER CHEST PRESS AND BACK PULL
Level 2
Purpose: Strengthen the chest and upper back with controlled arm movements under the water while maintaining good alignment.
Muscles: chest, rhomboids, trapezius, shoulders, arms, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
WATER CHEST PRESS AND BACK PULL
Level 2
Purpose: Strengthen the chest and upper back with controlled arm movements under the water while maintaining good alignment.
Muscles: chest, rhomboids, trapezius, shoulders, arms, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
WATER WALKING
Level 2
Purpose: Improve gait, lower limb strength, and functional mobility for children and adolescents with disabilities using the support and resistance of water.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Warm-up, Main set
WATER-SUPPORTED TRUNK FLEXION
Level 2
Purpose: Gently mobilize the thoracic and lumbar spine in flexion with core support while minimizing load.
Muscles: abdominals, low back, hips
Equipment:
Session Placement: Warm-up, Cool-down
AI CHI
Level 3Purpose: 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
AQUA LATERAL HOP STEPS
Level 3
Purpose: Improve dynamic balance and lateral power in water for children and adolescents who can manage moderate plyometric demands.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, hips, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
AQUATIC AEROBIC INTERVALS
Level 3
Purpose: Improve cardiovascular fitness and movement efficiency through structured interval-style aerobic exercise in water.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core, shoulders, arms
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
AQUATIC TARGET STEP AND THROW
Level 3
Purpose: Combine stepping, reaching, and throwing in a playful water game to build functional balance and coordination.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, core, shoulders, arms
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set, Skill development
COOL DOWN FULL BODY STRETCH
Level 3Purpose: 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
CORE CRUNCH STANDING
Level 3Purpose: Muscles of the core and back are engaged with these exercises by using your breath, arms and legs in mindful patterns. Shoulder stability is engaged throughout the exercise. Balance and strength are also improved.
Muscles: Core and Back
Equipment: Large Noodle
Session Placement: Main set
DEEP WATER SUPPORTED ARM AND LEG REHAB CIRCUIT
Level 3
Purpose: Provide a gentle deep-water circuit alternating upper- and lower-body patterns for rehab or deconditioned participants.
Muscles: shoulders, arms, quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, core
Equipment: Flotation Belt
Session Placement: Main set
DEEP WATER SUPPORTED CARDIO SET FOR OBESITY
Level 3
Purpose: Provide a fully supported deep-water cardio set that minimizes joint impact while safely building endurance for obese participants.
Muscles: legs, core, arms
Equipment: Flotation Belt
Session Placement: Main set
DIRECTIONAL WATER WALKING
Level 3
Purpose: Challenge gait control, coordination, and balance in multiple directions for children and adolescents with moderate mobility.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core, hips
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set, Skill development
DYNAMIC TRUNK BALANCE STEPS
Level 3
Purpose: Challenge trunk control and standing balance through controlled stepping and reaching tasks in water.
Muscles: core, back, hips, quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set, Skill development
HALLIWICK LONGITUDINAL ROTATION ROLLS
Level 3
Purpose: Enhance trunk control and orientation in water by practicing controlled rolling around the bodyβs long axis for children and adolescents with moderate motor ability.
Muscles: core, back, hips, shoulders
Equipment:
Session Placement: Skill development
JOG PLANK
Level 3Purpose: Your core, back, hips and legs will strengthen with this jog plank, also providing a light to moderate cardio conditioning. Your shoulders will strengthen from the the resistance of keeping the buoyant noodle low. Reducing your perceived exertion during your daily activities.
Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Core and Back, Cardio
Equipment: Large Noodle
Session Placement: Main set
KICK BEHIND (FLUTTER)
Level 3Purpose: Your core, back, glutes, and legs will strengthen and your hips lengthen with these plank flutter kicks, also providing a light to moderate cardio conditioning. Reducing your perceived exertion during your daily activities.
Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Core and Back, Cardio
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
KICKBOARD FRONT KICK TO SAFETY
Level 3
Purpose: Teach children and adolescents to use a kickboard and continuous kicking to travel toward a safe point such as the pool wall.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core, shoulders
Equipment: Kickboard
Session Placement: Main set, Skill development
KICKBOARD FRONT KICK TO SAFETY
Level 3
Purpose: Teach children and adolescents to use a kickboard and continuous kicking to travel toward a safe point such as the pool wall.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core, shoulders
Equipment: Kickboard
Session Placement: Main set, Skill development
LATERAL TRUNK FAN STRETCH
Level 3
Purpose: Mobilize and strengthen the lateral trunk muscles with controlled side bending in a supported aquatic environment.
Muscles: obliques, latissimus dorsi, low back
Equipment:
Session Placement: Warm-up, Cool-down, Skill development
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:
Session Placement: Main set, Skill development
OBESITY DEEP WATER CARDIO SEQUENCE
Level 3
Purpose: Provide a low-impact, longer-duration deep-water cardio sequence tailored to obese participants with joint protection and enjoyment as priorities.
Muscles: legs, core, arms
Equipment: Flotation Belt
Session Placement: Main set
REAR LEG EXTENSION CONTROL
Level 3
Purpose: Strengthen hip extensors and train controlled back-leg movement for safer stepping, kicking, and gait push-off.
Muscles: glutes, hamstrings, calves, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
STRETCH DYNAMIC FULL BODY
Level 3Purpose: 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 STATIC FULL BODY
Level 3Purpose: 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
WARM UP FULL BODY
Level 3Purpose: Your body will strengthen and lengthen with these 5 exercises. Moderate intensity also provides a light to moderate cardio warm up. You will be ready to do your main exercises after these 5 combination moves.
Muscles: General Fitness
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
WATER TRICEPS PRESS BACK
Level 3
Purpose: Target the triceps and upper back with forceful backward arm presses under the water while maintaining trunk stability.
Muscles: triceps, rhomboids, rear deltoids, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
WATER TRICEPS PRESS BACK
Level 3
Purpose: Target the triceps and upper back with forceful backward arm presses under the water while maintaining trunk stability.
Muscles: triceps, rhomboids, rear deltoids, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
AI CHI
Level 4Purpose: 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
AQUA MULTI-DIRECTION JUMP CIRCUIT
Level 4
Purpose: Develop advanced power and agility through multi-directional plyometric jumping in water for higher-functioning youth with disabilities.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, hips, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
AQUATIC AEROBIC GAMES
Level 4
Purpose: Combine moderate-to-vigorous aerobic exercise with playful movement patterns in water to engage children and adolescents.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core, shoulders, arms, hips
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
AQUATIC CHASE AND TAG PLAY
Level 4
Purpose: Provide moderate-to-vigorous, playful movement in water that challenges agility, reaction, and social engagement.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core, shoulders, arms
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
BASIC FRONT CRAWL ARM DRILL
Level 4
Purpose: Develop coordinated front crawl arm action with supported kicking for higher-functioning youth learning swim stroke skills.
Muscles: shoulders, arms, core, back, hips
Equipment: Kickboard
Session Placement: Main set, Skill development
BASIC FRONT CRAWL ARM DRILL
Level 4
Purpose: Develop coordinated front crawl arm action with supported kicking for higher-functioning youth learning swim stroke skills.
Muscles: shoulders, arms, core, back, hips
Equipment: Kickboard
Session Placement: Main set, Skill development
COOL DOWN FULL BODY STRETCH
Level 4Purpose: 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
CORE CRUNCH STANDING
Level 4Purpose: Muscles of the core and back are engaged with these exercises by using your breath, arms and legs in mindful patterns. Shoulder stability is engaged throughout the exercise. Balance and strength are also improved.
Muscles: Core and Back
Equipment: Large Noodle
Session Placement: Main set
DEEP WATER CORE SKI SWING
Level 4
Purpose: Train dynamic core control and trunk alignment in deep water using alternating ski-like leg and arm swings.
Muscles: core, abdominals, low back, hips, shoulders
Equipment: Flotation Belt
Session Placement: Main set
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:
Session Placement: Main set
HALLIWICK STREAMLINED FLOAT CONTROL
Level 4
Purpose: Develop advanced trunk stability and alignment in supported floating positions for higher-functioning youth using Halliwick-style control principles.
Muscles: core, back, hips, shoulders
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set, Skill development
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:
Session Placement: Main set, Cardio
JACKS FROG
Level 4Purpose: Your outer hips, inner thighs, knees, quadriceps and core will strengthen with these frog leg movements. You will also strengthen your shoulders with the arm moves. The tempo and resistance of these jack frogs provides a moderate to intense cardio condition that improves endurance.
Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Shoulders, Hips, Cardio
Equipment: Webbed Gloves, Resistance Fins
Session Placement: Main set
JOG PLANK
Level 4Purpose: Your core, back, hips and legs will strengthen with this jog plank. Your shoulders will strengthen from the the resistance of keeping the buoyant noodle low. The quick tempo provides a moderate to intense cardio conditioning that improves endurance.
Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Core and Back, Cardio
Equipment: Large Noodle, Resistance Fins
Session Placement: Main set
KICK BEHIND (FLUTTER)
Level 4Purpose: Your core, back, glutes, and legs will strengthen and your hips lengthen with these plank flutter kicks. The quick tempo provides a moderate to intense cardio conditioning that improves endurance.
Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Core and Back, Cardio
Equipment: Resistance Fins
Session Placement: Main set
SINGLE-LEG TRUNK STABILITY
Level 4
Purpose: Develop advanced trunk and hip control in water using single-leg stance challenges for children and adolescents with good baseline balance.
Muscles: core, back, hips, quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set, Skill development
STRETCH DYNAMIC FULL BODY
Level 4Purpose: 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 STATIC FULL BODY
Level 4Purpose: 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
SWIM BREATH TIMING DRILLS
Level 4
Purpose: Refine breath timing and control during continuous kicking or simple strokes in water for higher-functioning youth with disabilities.
Muscles: respiratory muscles, core, shoulders, arms
Equipment: Kickboard
Session Placement: Main set, Skill development
WARM UP FULL BODY
Level 4Purpose: Your body will strengthen and lengthen with these 5 exercises. Providing a moderate to intense cardio warm up. You will be ready to do your main exercises after these 5 combination moves.
Muscles: General Fitness
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
WATER JOGGING AND AGILITY
Level 4
Purpose: Develop faster gait, power, and dynamic balance through jogging and quick direction changes in water for higher functioning youth.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core, hips
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
WEBBED GLOVE POWER PULLS
Level 4
Purpose: Develop higher-level upper-body strength and endurance using webbed gloves for powerful pulling patterns under water.
Muscles: lats, rhomboids, trapezius, biceps, shoulders, core
Equipment: Webbed Gloves
Session Placement: Main set
WEBBED GLOVE POWER PULLS
Level 4
Purpose: Develop higher-level upper-body strength and endurance using webbed gloves for powerful pulling patterns under water.
Muscles: lats, rhomboids, trapezius, biceps, shoulders, core
Equipment: Webbed Gloves
Session Placement: Main set
AI CHI
Level 5Purpose: 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
AQUA PLYOMETRIC POWER SPRINTS
Level 5
Purpose: Provide very high-intensity, power-focused plyometric sprinting in water for athletic youth with disabilities ready for vigorous training.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, hips, core
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
AQUATIC AEROBIC POWER SETS
Level 5
Purpose: Deliver high-intensity aerobic and power-focused intervals in water for athletic youth with disabilities who tolerate vigorous exercise.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core, shoulders, arms, hips
Equipment: Webbed Gloves
Session Placement: Main set
AQUATIC POWER INTERVAL WALKING
Level 5
Purpose: Provide high-intensity, power-focused interval walking and running in water for athletic youth with disabilities who tolerate vigorous exercise.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core, hips
Equipment: Webbed Gloves
Session Placement: Main set
AQUATIC STRATEGY TEAM CHALLENGE
Level 5
Purpose: Use complex, team-based aquatic games to train high-level functional movement, coordination, and social problem solving.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, core, shoulders, arms
Equipment: Kickboard
Session Placement: Main set
COOL DOWN FULL BODY STRETCH
Level 5Purpose: 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
CORE CRUNCH STANDING
Level 5Purpose: Muscles of the core and back are engaged with these exercises by using your breath, arms and legs in mindful patterns. Shoulder stability is engaged throughout the exercise. Balance and strength are also improved.
Muscles: Core and Back
Equipment: Large Noodle
Session Placement: Main set
DEEP WATER ARM-DRIVE JOG
Level 5
Purpose: Use powerful submerged arm drive with deep-water jogging to create a high-intensity upper-body and shoulder workout.
Muscles: shoulders, biceps, triceps, lats, rhomboids, core
Equipment: Flotation Belt
Session Placement: Main set
DEEP WATER ARM-DRIVE JOG
Level 5
Purpose: Use powerful submerged arm drive with deep-water jogging to create a high-intensity upper-body and shoulder workout.
Muscles: shoulders, biceps, triceps, lats, rhomboids, core
Equipment: Flotation Belt
Session Placement: Main set
DEEP WATER RUN INTERVALS
Level 5
Purpose: Deliver a high-intensity, nonimpact running workout in deep water for athletic participants seeking advanced conditioning.
Muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, hip flexors, calves, core, back
Equipment: Flotation Belt
Session Placement: Main set
DYNAMIC TRUNK ROTATION DRILLS
Level 5
Purpose: Provide high-level, sport-ready trunk control training in water using dynamic rotational patterns for athletic youth with disabilities.
Muscles: core, back, hips, shoulders
Equipment: Water Weights
Session Placement: Main set
HALLIWICK INDEPENDENT ROTATION SEQUENCE
Level 5
Purpose: Challenge high-level trunk control and aquatic independence by combining multiple Halliwick-style rotations and position changes in sequence.
Muscles: core, back, hips, shoulders, neck
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
JOG PLANK
Level 5Purpose: This is a Tabata H.I.I.T. for an intense to very intense exercise so that your core, back, hips and legs will strengthen with this intense suspended jog plank. Your shoulders will strengthen from the the resistance of keeping the buoyant noodle low. The interval training provides high intensity and recovery periods for cardio conditioning that improves stamina and endurance.
Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Core and Back, Cardio
Equipment: Large Noodle, Resistance Fins
Session Placement: Main set
KICK BEHIND (FLUTTER)
Level 5Purpose: This is a Tabata H.I.I.T. for an intense to very intense exercise so that your core, back, glutes, and legs will strengthen and your hips lengthen with these plank flutter kicks. The interval training provides high intensity and recovery periods for cardio conditioning that improves stamina and endurance.
Muscles: Lower Body-Aerobic, Core and Back, Cardio
Equipment: Resistance Fins
Session Placement: Main set
PUNCH SIDE CROSS
Level 5Purpose: Your chest, back and shoulders will strengthen and lengthen with these circular arm movements. The quick change lunge-step to the side improves balance and coordination. The rapid tempo provides cardio conditioning that improves stamina and endurance.
Muscles: Upper Body-Aerobic, Core and Back, Shoulders, General Fitness
Equipment: Resistance Bells
Session Placement: Main set
STRETCH DYNAMIC FULL BODY
Level 5Purpose: 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 STATIC FULL BODY
Level 5Purpose: 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
TREAD AND TRAVEL TO WALL
Level 5
Purpose: Train advanced water safety and endurance by combining treading water and short swims to a safety point in deep water for athletic youth with disabilities.
Muscles: shoulders, arms, core, hips, quadriceps, hamstrings, calves
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
TREAD AND TRAVEL TO WALL
Level 5
Purpose: Train advanced water safety and endurance by combining treading water and short swims to a safety point in deep water for athletic youth with disabilities.
Muscles: shoulders, arms, core, hips, quadriceps, hamstrings, calves
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
WARM UP FULL BODY
Level 5Purpose: Your body will strengthen and lengthen with these 5 exercises. Providing a moderate to intense cardio warm up. You will be ready to do your main exercises after these 5 combination moves.
Muscles: General Fitness
Equipment:
Session Placement: Main set
Exercise Guidelines
Full body exercises engage multiple muscle groups simultaneously, providing comprehensive strength training and maximum efficiency in your workout time.
Benefits:
- Time Efficient: Work multiple muscles in single exercises
- Functional Movement: Mimic real-world activities
- Improved Coordination: Enhance inter-muscular coordination
- Higher Calorie Burn: More muscles working means more energy used