Aqua Jogging Your Way to Fitness

When I was younger my uncle Johnny owned one of the first running shoe specialty stores in the United States - called "The Running Store" - located in Las Vegas, Nevada. He always got the newest running and fitness gadgets before just about anyone else. But, of all the cool shoes, clothes, watches, sports drinks, etc. that he sold in his store, the product I liked best was something called the AquaJogger.

The AquaJogger is basically a foam belt that suspends you at shoulder level in a pool and allows you to comfortably 'jog' in place in the water. It provides one of the most enjoyable impact-free workouts you can imagine!

But, as much as I enjoyed it as a kid, it wasn't until much later - after suffering several serious leg-muscle tears and ankle sprains - that I discovered the true value of this remarkable piece of fitness equipment. Not only does the AquaJogger provide a very fun workout but it allows you to perform an incredible array of rehabilitation exercises all by yourself.

Here are a few of the major benefits of working out with the AquaJogger:

- Strengthens the heart
- Burns fat
- Is easy on the joints
- Improves/maintains bone density
- Works upper and lower body
- Increases range of motion
- Improves coordination, balance, stability
- Releases tension
- Rehabilitates
- Decreases arthritis pain
- Stimulates circulation
- Promotes muscle balance
- Reduces sports injuries

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Here's a great article:

Water Runners Making Strides

More than 2.2 million Americans have discovered the benefits of deep water running. This summer thousands more are expected to take the plunge into this new exciting form of exercise.

"Since I started AquaJogging I have lost 60 pounds, decreased my body fat from 24% to 14% and significantly lowered my blood pressure," says Tim Tift. 54-year-old chairman of the University of California-Irvine PE Department. "My metabolism is up, I feel a lot better, and I am revitalized."

What's amazing is that Tift made these gains in a little more than one year. As chairman of his own physical education department, Tift added deep water exercise with the AquaJogger Buoyancy Belt to his department's program. Not only did he join the classes, but he taught them! The rest is history.

Tift is one of the growing number of people of all ages and nations who have discovered exercising in water allows you to work out when conditions otherwise would not allow. For example, injuries, excess weight, surgeries, orthopedic conditions and back ailments all prevent millions of people from getting the exercise they need to recover properly and regain general good health. Water running is a great solution for fitness and recovery.

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