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WALK 3 DIRECTIONS

Your knees, ankles, shins and calves will strengthen and lengthen simultaneously with the first two directions. Your inner thighs and outer hips will strengthen with the third direction. The added squats strengthen your core, quadraceps and hamstrings. Improves balance and coordination.

Focus Knees, Balance, Lower Body-NonAerobic
Environment Pool
Pool Depth Partially Anchored
Supervision Not required
Equipment None

Exercise Demonstration

How to Perform

  1. Setup in the pool with equipment
  2. Follow movement cues
  3. Focus on tempo and form

Exercise Modifications

Make it Harder (Progressions)

Increase intensity or add resistance equipment.

Make it Easier (Regressions)

Reduce intensity or simplify coordination.

Audience

All Ages

Benefits

Your knees, ankles, shins and calves will strengthen and lengthen simultaneously with the first two directions. Your inner thighs and outer hips will strengthen with the third direction. The added squats strengthen your core, quadraceps and hamstrings. Improves balance and coordination.

Muscles Worked

  • Knees
  • Balance
  • Lower Body-NonAerobic

Equipment Needed

No equipment required - just you and the water!

When to Use

  • Main set

Exercise Tags

Knees Balance Lower Body-NonAerobic aquatic exercise Excel

Attribution

Source TypeExcel
Original AuthorStarr Nixdorf
ContributorPerry Nixdorf
PublicationAbility Fix App
LicenseAll Rights Reserved
Credit RequiredNo
Date Created2021-05-23
Last Modified2025-12-01

External Source

TypeExcel