The first piece of equipment that I recommend adding to your basic aquatic program is water gloves. They are a dual-purpose piece of equipment that can come in different shapes, sizes and colours. The water gloves can assist you to stabilize your body and balance properly. By increasing the surface area of your hands, you can scull on top of the water so that you can help the core keep your body in the same place. They can also be resistive when you need them to increase resistance in any exercise. For example, to add resistance to your jog, you can extend your arms out to the side with your thumbs up and your palms forward, so that it is more challenging to jog or bicycle. Also, the gloves can increase the difficulty of an upper body exercise where you pull or push through the water with greater resistance.

Once you experience the program with the water gloves, it will be difficult to go in the water without them, especially after the warm-up. The muscles will adapt to the resistance and will require them in order to make the exercise more challenging.