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5 Best Exercises for Back Pain

Google "exercises for back pain" and you will find thousands of sites with exercises for the core.  Top hits include: planks, bridges, pelvic tilts, crunches and face down arm and leg raises. The problem with many of these back pain exercises is that they lack...

How Water Aerobics Helps Low Back Pain

Back pain is no joke. It can dramatically affect your mood, your posture, even your stress levels. If your back pain is a result of inactivity, stiffness or muscle strain, it is best to get moving. Although your first instinct might be to rest, researchers confirm the...

5 Unique Exercises For Hip Pain

Did you know that the hip is the largest joint in the body?  Its ball and socket design allows it to move freely in all planes of motion – front to back, right to left and rotate right to left.  Because of the deep socket, it can also integrate these pure motions into...

Strength Exercises after Knee Replacement

A knee replacement, most often, is no joke. I'm here to help you get back on your feet quicker using a few simple exercises. Not only will you feel good doing these exercises, but you will also improve the long-term results of your surgery. Let's start at the...

5 Best Exercises for Knee Pain

Did you know that knee pain can be the result of limitations at the ankle or hip? Said best by Gary Gray, founder of the Gray Institute:  “The knee is caught in the middle with nowhere to run and nowhere to hide”.  The knee has no choice but to tag along after the...

Exercise Guidelines for Chronic Pain

Exercise Guidelines for Chronic Pain Osteopath and Fellow of Applied Functional Science Dr. Grant Burrows sheds an enlightening perspective on pain with his observation that most pain is associated with tissue damage. The explanation of how chronic pain works is a...

Water Aerobics Builds Strength for Seniors

How to Build Strength at an Older Age The most important factor to an individual’s functional capacity is strength. After an average of 18-20 weeks of progressive resistance training, an adult can add 2.42 pounds of lean muscle to their body mass and increase their...

7 Benefits of Water Exercise

It's proven: doing water exercise two to three times a week can have significant improvements in strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular health. It can also decrease the risk of disability, improve balance, and increase your ability to perform daily activities with...

Top 3 Water Exercise Essentials

Get the Gear! You need 3 essentials for water exercise: Swimwear, Water shoes A bottle of water As part of your swimwear, consider a UV protective long sleeve shirt to block the sun or help keep you warm. Wear Water Shoes Why wear shoes in the pool? Absorb forces. ...

7 Basic Foot Positions for Water Exercise

Try using "7 Basic Foot Positions" with your favorite exercises, such as squats, bicep curls, an overhead press or maybe something a little gentler like a hip rock or arm swing. From strength to mobility, create better results using this mix of foot positions.   Why...

3 Simple Exercise Routines

Let’s face it. Life is busy. Long workouts before or after work are not always an option. The good news is, recent research tells us as little as 10 minutes of activity per day is associated with a significantly reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. 3 Simple...

Using Your WECOACH DVD

Using your WECOACH DVD This is your step by step guide. Insert DVD into your computer or DVD player. After the DVD has loaded, your screen provides a menu showing the different workout options. Many of our DVDs include a water workout as well as a bonus land workout....

Buoyancy: A Better Exercise Experience

Buoyancy supports the body reducing stress on the muscles and joints. Water exercise is effective way to help get your body what it needs and reach your health and fitness goals, all while providing a fun routine you will enjoy doing. Buoyancy of Water The upward...

Forward Thinking for an Aquatic Exercise Professional

Helping you help your clients move better is what WECOACH is all about. We teach these techniques to movement specialists, physical therapists and other aquatic exercise professionals through our COREssentials education courses You can simply integrate our videos into...

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