Deep Water Running Workouts

Deep water running offers cardiovascular and strength benefits for people, without putting too much impact on the body. Water running is beneficial for just about anyone, from teenagers to the elderly. It's a great exercise for people that are substantially overweight as it will not hurt the knees or joints as other forms of exercises do.

  1. Strength

    • Deep water running can be a method of strength training. To create more resistance in the water, wear a pair of shoes designated for the water. Run through the water wearing the shoes to increase the resistance of the water on your body. Also, use weights that are used in the water. Use the weights to work your arms while running through the water. Some options are bicep curls and shoulder presses.

    Steady-State

    • One effective deep water running workout is steady-state jogging. To do this workout, first complete a 10 minute warm up that consists of walking or light jogging in the water. After that, run in the water for about 10 minutes at a high effort. Afterwards, do 1 minute of light jogging between 10 minute sets of running.

    Drills

    • Do exercise drills in the pool while deep water running. A variety of different moves will increase your flexibility. When you are running, do various drills throughout. For example, for 3 to 5 minutes, run with your knees very high or run with a longer leg stride. In between the drills, run as usual.