Family-Friendly Pool Workouts

Water workouts shouldn’t just be for you, but the whole family! They are great not only 
for weight loss, but for maintaining good physical health, and of course having fun at the 
same time. These workouts use different games and activities so it doesn’t feel like a 
workout.

Play the Water Bottle Game

This is a great game to play in the pool with your family since all it requires is a 2-liter 
plastic bottle that you can fill with water. Instead of using regular tap water, you want to 
use water from your swimming pool. A bottle with a white cap is best, since you want it 
to become practically invisible in the pool. Drop the bottle into the middle of the pool and 
have everyone in the family dive into the water to try to get it. It blends in with the water 
since there is no label and a white cap. It is a challenging game that is also a lot of fun.

Pretending to Be Mermaids

If you have kids that love mermaids, they will really enjoy this one. You can pretend to 
be mermaids, or even dolphins if your kids prefer. All you need to do is swim 
underwater while holding your breath and try to see who can stay under the water the 
longest. If you do it closer to the deep end, you will need to swim underwater during the 
game, which burns more calories. 

Pool Shark

This is a game of tag you can play in the swimming pool with any size group of people. 
One swimmer is going to be the ‘shark’ while the others are the swimmers. You can 
make it as simple or complex as you want. The basic game involves the shark player 
trying to tag the swimmers. The final swimmer left can be the winner of each round of 
this game.

