Talk to me about Aquajogging

Can you touch the bottom?

I keep picturing in my head the NFL players looking like they are tyring to spring in the pool, or doing  high knees and such.

I did it fronwards and backwards and sort of leaned into it.  Especially when going backwards - sort of like if I put my back up against a car and tried to push it - if that paints a picture of what I was doing.

Ditto what Lisa said, only deep water for me.  I've tried with and without the float belt.

Yes, it can be a hard workout but you won't get your HR up as much as real running.

I don't get it.  So you float, cant touch the bottom, and just move your feet around like what?  A bicyle motion? is it really "jogging" or just float and move your feet in cirlcles? 

I guess I always thought it was like the NFL guys running from one end of the pool to the other during rehab.  Goes to show you what I know about it.

You float, and only move your arms with enough motion to either 1) help you stay floating if you're not wearing a belt, or 2) keep balanced in the water.

You make a running motion with your legs, almost like running on an invisible treadmill.  So your "footstrike" won't be very far in front of you, and you'll use your legs to push your foot backwards.  Lift your foot (and I find you will exaggerate the recovery motion here, pulling your foot a little higher almost like doing knee raises) and repeat.  You'll get some resistance on the recovery, too, which seems a little awkward at first.

You should move forward in the water while you are vertical.  Once you dial in the motion, the balancing will be easier and you'll be able to go faster/harder.

this should give you a sense of how it's usually done - I'm looking at probably a good three months of it in the hopes the time off will help cure my plantar faciitis ... ugh ...

http://www.swimoutlet.com/product_p/6984.htm

I have a number of aquajogging links on my computer at home, but this is the one that made me decide I wanted to try aquajogging initially (followed by a knee injury solidifying my decision): http://www.active.com/triathlon/Articles/A-New-Kind-of-Brick_-Try-Aquajogging-to-Boost-Your-Run.htm 

They describe the deep water aquajoggin technique in there.  I can post the other links when I get home if you're interested.

lol, I was thinking of that...

I'm not a 65 yr old lady - but a 6'7" dude with some MMA training.  Plus I know pool etiquite to not get in the way of swimmers.  I'm thinking it wouldn't escalate to somethign like that.

You're only wrong if you drop an F-bomb.

fooey?

fartknockers?

did deep water aqua running witha belt for 3 months recovering from achilles injury. Not awesome by any means but it helped me maintain some fitness.

I have aquajogged quite a bit in the past to maintain fitness while injured. I use AQX shoes. They have vents and fins that increase resistance.  I believe they are about $70 and available on Amazon.  

http://www./2008/09/product-review-workout-of-the-week-aqx-aquatic-shoes-speedo-belt-aqua-jogging/