Hand Buoy Choreographed Combos

Wednesday, November 11 2026

Teach your class members how to get busy with the buoys! Busy Buoys is an 18-minute express video that includes 12 foam dumbbell exercises separated into three 4-move combos that flow together into muscle conditioning choreography. These combos can be taught in both deep and shallow water.

November is Gadget Month on Fitmotivation. Each week of the month we are featuring express videos that utilize different types of pool equipment. This week, the featured gadget is hand buoys. Last week, it was kickboards in Kickboard CoreDination with Melissa Plumeau. On November 23, the featured gadget will be frisbees in Ultimate Frisbee with Cindy Vance-Brossman. Closing out the month, we will feature a holiday gadget with pie plates in Ready-Set-Play with Kelly Bullard.

CLASS SUMMARY
Busy Buoys does not include a warm-up or cool down because it is meant to be integrated as a segment into one of your regular aquatic fitness classes. This routine is dual depth and can be taught in both deep and shallow water with minor adjustments in cueing. The 12 foam dumbbell exercises are separated into three 4-move combos that flow together to create fun and challenging choreographed sequences. Small to medium sized foam dumbbells are recommended, such as this Thera-Band pair of buoys available on Amazon.

Looking for other Fitmotivation videos using foam dumbbells?  Check out Fitmotivation’s library of videos featuring the hand buoys.
Stay tuned for more gadgets coming your way.  

Using the hand buoys in an aquatic fitness video being filmed for Fitmotivation.

Author: Mark Grevelding is the founder of Fitmotivation and Poolfit. He is also a training specialist and consultant with the Aquatic Exercise Association’s (AEA). Mark has been active in the fitness industry for 30 years as a group fitness instructor, personal trainer, international presenter and a continuing education provider for fitness professionals.