Comments on: All About Aqua Jogging: AQX Aquatic Shoes, Underwater Mp3 Players, Speedo Belt, and a Workout!

By: Lyndall

Lyndall — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:31:58 +0000

Thanx for the response! I thought it might not be enough, but don't know enough about aqua jogging. Will do that.

By: ben_greenfield

ben_greenfield — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:31:48 +0000

These are good up to about half marathon. You'll want to double up or tack on extra volume for marathon.

By: Lyndall

Lyndall — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:54:54 +0000

I have a broken sesamoid bone in my left foot. I chiro and trainer have suggested I do aqua jogging to alow the foot to heal and still stay fitt enough to compete in my two goal races this year. I run Ultra Marathons though, with a minimum of 80km per week for training. My two major races are 56km in April and 89km in June. Are these workouts long enough to maintain that kind of aerobic fitness…?

By: ben_greenfield

ben_greenfield — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:40:40 +0000

I prefer quality over quantity for aqua jogging. For runners, a sample session I prescribe would be 5 minute jog warmup, 20×30 second sprints with 60 second jog recoveries, then a cooldown.

By: JSM

JSM — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:30:51 +0000

i have some achilles tendon inflamation (100m rocky trail ultramarathon, followed three weeks later by a 50m rocky trail ultramarathon) in both legs. i wanted to explore the option of aqua jogging so that i dont lose any fitness and give my achilles time to "heel" (pun intended). i have a 100k in Jan and another 100m in Feb, so i need to maintain. what type of aqua jogging workouts would you recommend for endurance/distance runners? have you evered row (to maintain & avoid impact)? while i know you arent a doctor, what are your thoughts?

By: John Silver

John Silver — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 20:43:23 +0000

Wow that underwater mp3 player would come in handy while scuba diving!

By: Aneisha

Aneisha — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:49:04 +0000

vpbwmx Cool! That’s a clever way of lkonoig at it!

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:33:25 +0000

Okay, seriously. This is the first time I've ever heard of aqua jogging. It sounds kind of like torture to me. But, it would be funny watch.:) I mean no offense and I'm sure it's a wonderfully useful low impact activity. I'm also interested to know there are underwater m3ps.

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By: ben_greenfield

ben_greenfield — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 02:24:18 +0000

If I were in your shoes (no pun intended), I'd wrap the ankle or wear an ankle brace as you aqua jog, so that you don't have to worry about excessive ankle joint movement….

By: Todd Manning

Todd Manning — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:55:30 +0000

I'm curious as to how Aqua Jogging would be for recovering from a pretty bad (but not broken or fractured) ankle injury? I was thinking it might still be too much given the tendency for the water to push back at various angles on the ankle, but maybe not… or at least maybe at least it would be ok as a way to slowly reintroduce running once the ankle is further along, but not necessarily as a way to stay fit while the ankle is still pretty beat up?

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:20:00 +0000

You say running posture should be a lean forward, while other sites say posture should be straight and avoid leaning….which way is the right way and more effective

By: Jessi

Jessi — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:06:04 +0000

Love this info as well as the workout. Thanks! Definitely am going to try out those shoes.