Runners are prone to injury and 66% will experience a running related injury in the next 12 months.
Running on land in excess of 56 km ( 36 miles ) per week increases the chance of injury by more than 55%.
A runner will typically hit the ground between 500-1250 times per kilometre
( 800-2000 times per mile ).
Injury prevention is an important ingredient in any training programme.
For this reason we now include AquaRunning advice and tuition as part of our training weeks.
We are fortunate to have hot springs in Alhama de Granada and the pool is ideal for this training method.
An AquaRunning work out of around an hour a day can help you;
- Lose weight effectively.
- Ease arthritis pain.
- Recover from surgery.
- Train for sports.
- Prevent sports injury.
- • Slow aging effects.
- Treat back or joint pain.
- Maintain fitness levels.
- Alleviate fibromyalgia and MS.
- Improve balance and agility.
- Maintain cardiovascular fitness.
- Stay fit during pregnancy.
This is how it works.
You are suspended up to your neck in deep water by a flotation belt called an AquaJogger. Water's buoyancy virtually eliminates the effects of gravity supporting 90% of the body's weight. You can breathe normally like you do on land as you move through the water but your feet don't touch the bottom of the pool so there is no impact.
Water also provides resistance to movement in all directions ranging between 4 and 42 times greater than air depending on the speed of movement. As your body is submerged, the hydrostatic pressure around you pushes equally and helps the heart circulate blood by aiding venous return, ( blood flow back to the heart ). The improved cardiac function, lowers blood pressure and your heart rate is around 10-15 beats lower per minute than for same effort on land but with the same training effect. The hydrostatic pressure also assists the body in tissue healing and sets in motion a host of other benefits.
Deep-water running uses all the major muscle groups of the body providing total body conditioning. The support of the water decreases gravitational pull and dramatically reduces stress on joints, muscles, bones, tendons and ligament. Neuromuscular trauma is eliminated.
You can enjoy almost any activity in water that you traditionally do on land, including, running, cross country skiing, aerobics and dance moves. With the addition of other items such as Webbed Pro Fitness Gloves, DeltaBells ( water exercise dumbbells ) and TriFit bars ( with which you can improve your golf swing ) the water's resistance can be increased thereby adding to the intensity of your workout. The range of possibilities is endless.
A more recent addition to the AquaRunning range is the Aquatic Training Shoe. These have been mentioned in the running press and could almost be dismissed as a gimmick - until you try them.
For more information on AquaRunning please see our " Running Repairs " article OR contact terry.nelson@aqua-running.com www.aqua-running.com
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