The Best 4 Pool Exercises to Strengthen Your Core & Tone Up

Strengthen your core in the water!

Strengthening your abs can be helpful to support your joints.

Especially if you have knee arthritis, hip arthritis or spine arthritis- core strengthening can be incredibly helpful for walking, stair climbing and standing. If you have difficulty standing to do exercises or if you simply enjoy pool exercises- this video is for you!

As a physical therapist and osteoarthritis specialist, Dr. Alyssa has put together 4 exercises that directly work the core that are done in the water. You can use the water as resistance to increase the difficulty of the exercises.

Being in the water also helps to control for balance and can offload the joints so they aren't as painful. There are tons of ways to modify and/or increase the intensity of these exercises.

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Disclaimer: This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Kuhn and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Move Well Age Well, LLC and Dr. Alyssa Kuhn, PT, DPT are not liable or responsible for any advice, course of treatment, diagnosis or any conclusions drawn, services or product you obtain through this post, video or site. Complete all exercises at your own risk.

[irmakhaled]

You’re the best!!! thank you for showing us everything you know to better our self

[nikolozkvrivishvili]

The idea of immersing your body into water to regrain and improve balance skills is perfect, simple and amazing since it secures off falling down and reduces the burden of joints, smoothens movements etc. Thank you for your undertakings and commitment kind lady!

[ChittarupaYoga]

Excellent fresh ideas for my HIIT water aerobics class. Thanks.

[ErnieSalinas-rbmb]

Hello! Thank you for posting more pool exercises. I am incorporating the previous ones posted. I will try these as well. 😊

[janetmahaffey]

Going to the pool again tonight and will try these. Yes, I agree, your other pool tips are amazing too. Thanks P.S. I used to be a swimmer before a car accident and getting back in the pool and hearing the water move is very comforting.

[carolpadgett]

Thanks for the pool exercises as they add another way to keep moving. I am using a flotation belt and would appreciate exe4cise guidance using this method. All your videos help so much!!❤😊

[itsmelaura]

I can do so much more in a pool than I can on land! Now I just need to get a home pool that I can exercise in!

[weirdomakers]

How do I find a local caring and knowledgeable professional to help me with ongoing pain from foot knee and hip?

[АлександрКапустин-кр]

great exercises but better to show first without the pool and then in