Joint Mobility

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

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

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

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

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Session Placement: Main set

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

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Session Placement: Main set

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

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Session Placement: Warm-up, Cool-down

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

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Session Placement: Main set

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

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

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Session Placement: Main set

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

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

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

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

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Session Placement: Warm-up, Skill development

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

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

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

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

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Session Placement: Main set

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Session Placement: Main set

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

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

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

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

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Session Placement: Main set

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

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Session Placement: Main set

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

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Session Placement: Main set

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

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Session Placement: Main set

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

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Session Placement: Main set

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

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

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

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Session Placement: Main set

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

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Session Placement: Main set

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

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

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

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Session Placement: Main set

Purpose: Strengthen thighs and hips with small, supported squats that control knee load and encourage proper alignment.

Muscles: quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings, core

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Session Placement: Main set

Purpose: Improve basic trunk control and rotational mobility in a safe, supported standing position in water.

Muscles: core, back, hips

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Session Placement: Skill development

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

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Session Placement: Warm-up, Main set

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

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

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

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

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

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

Purpose: Challenge gait control, coordination, and balance in multiple directions for children and adolescents with moderate mobility.

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

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Session Placement: Main set, Skill development

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Session Placement: Main set, Cardio

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

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

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Session Placement: Main set

Purpose: Challenge high-level respiratory control and efficiency in strong youth swimmers with disabilities during vigorous water exercise.

Muscles: respiratory muscles, core

Equipment:

Session Placement: Main set

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

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

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

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

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

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

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