Aqua Jogging
I'm getting amphibious with my bad self!
I'm all about exercise trends. No, not diet trends....those never work. Exercise trends usually DO work AND they provide a break from the same old, same old. Back in January I shed 26 pounds in the gym with the treadmill and elliptical machine and weight training. I HATE weight training. Then I had trouble getting on the machines due to other early birds wanting to work out. So I began swimming a few days a week. I didn't realize how much I had missed the long strides, natural stretching, and relaxation it gave me. But, it didn't do enough toning so I had to use it with the weights and cardio.
Then, we went to visit family and I sprained my ankle. BADLY. AGAIN. In college, I had twisted my foot over my ankle joint and it took months to heal. So, I did it again just to keep life interesting and three weeks later, I'm still not ready for cardio.
My hairdresser first mentioned Aqua Jogging to me and said she lost 25 pounds doing it. I googled it and found many other success stories including many serious athletes who use it to train for marathons. Many of them started it when they injured themselves because it is zero impact and the water actually helps the muscles heal.
So, I've aqua jogged every morning this week in our indoor community pool. I go at 5:00 a.m. and have the place entirely to myself. The belt around my middle keeps my head and neck above water and my feet off the pool floor. The weights are just foam but they provide resistance forward and backward to work my arms both directions. So far, I feel great! My legs and arms are tingly for hours after I work out and I already feel like my energy is returning.
I've decided not to weigh myself this go around because it distracts me and water workouts can make your water weight vary. Instead, my jeans will tell me how I'm doing!
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