The SilverSneakers splashboard is our signature flotation tool used for both balance support and resistance exercises, the board offers multiple grip options for participant comfort. Instructors must include splashboard choreography in each class, but the use of the splashboard is optional for participants.
Splashboard Benefits
- Aids in balance and agility conditioning for fall prevention and promotes better alignment.
- Offers progressive muscular endurance exercise options and is effective for power training exercises.
- Diminishes fear of the water when used for balance and stability assistance and can assist limbs during movement.
Splashboard Choreography Versatility
- This tool provides great options for partner work and social interaction.
- The splashboard can be used to isolate muscles for specific gains.
- Changing the angle of the board as applied to the water is an easy way to increase and decrease intensity.
Splashboard Tips
- Cue participants to hold the splashboard comfortably with a neutral wrist.
- When utilizing the splashboard, consider the effect of buoyancy. Movement of the splashboard toward the bottom of the pool is resisted, while movements toward the pool’s surface are assisted by buoyancy.
- The boards should be rinsed and stored in an upright position to allow for drainage.
- Other water exercise equipment may be used in addition to the splashboard. Risk versus benefit exercise selection principles apply.