Water Jogging

Water jogging, aqua jogging, or water running are low-impact workouts and excellent for people with injuries. Read on to learn more about water jogging.

Workouts when done in or underwater are very beneficial and help to build lean muscles. The beauty of water exercises, water aerobics, or swimming is that there is there is reduced possibility of any injuries to the body, as the buoyancy of water cushions the body. This workout is gaining popularity these days and is a great workout choice for people with injuries and for people looking for workouts in summers.

There are many benefits of this workout, apart from the reduced possibility of injuries. Some other benefits of water exercises are improved strength, flexibility, blood circulation, and energy levels. Water exercises will also help to tone up your body, build lean muscles, and help control your weight. By performing water jogging exercises properly you will have a stronger heart and a better body posture. Here are the things you need and some steps to get you started...

The gear you will need to start this workout are:

• A good swimsuit, which fits you properly and doesn't need any adjusting during the workout.
• The aqua jogger belt or some other buoyancy flotation belt, which comfortably suspends you at shoulder level, deep in the water and allows free movement.

• A water body like a lake but preferably a swimming pool.
• A waterproof stopwatch.
• To add variety to your exercise, water runners for your feet work great.

It is similar to working out on a treadmill. There are three important things one has to observe when opting for these workouts - perform correct range-of-motion exercise, keep your body relaxed, and achieve a good rhythm in your workout.

Initially start on continuous low intensity levels and then switch to medium and finally high intensity level workouts. Here are the important steps and tips you need to follow when jogging in water ahead in the next slides..

• Start with a warm up session which lasts around 5 minutes. Keep treading the water with your legs and arms slowly to warm up your body.
• Go into deep water and start jogging with your flotation device on your body. Keep your form right by maintaining your back and shoulders straight. Keep jogging for 5 minutes and then switch to running exercise at a steady pace for 10 minutes.

• To add intensity to your workout start performing sprints, make your motions longer and kick your feet up till your buttock height. Perform sprints for around 5 minutes.

• Return to normal running for 5 minutes, then perform jogging for another 3 minutes and slowly, return to a normal walk.
• Take off your flotation device and to cool down your body by swimming slowly for 2 - 3 minutes.

Jogging in water can be extremely tiring and your legs may pain a lot after the first workout, but do not quit, persevere. A person weighing about 155 pounds can burn up to 560 calories in an hour of water jogging session. For more information on jogging in a pool, read various workout guides and look for some video tutorials online.

This workout can get a bit boring. To avoid boredom visualize that you are running outdoors (which will also helps to maintain a straight posture) and play some music near the pool if possible.

If you have any injuries and want to opt for aquatic therapy then make sure you consult your doctor, before opting for water jogging workouts.