The Wonderful World of Aqua Jogging:

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What is Aqua Jogging?:

Aqua Jogging involves wearing a personal flotation device which helps to keep your body floating in the water and then moving your arms and legs in jogging or running motion in the deep end of a pool where your feet cannot touch the bottom of the pool. Aqua Jogging is a fun and practical form of cross-training which is most popular with professional athletes, in fact, Aqua Jogging is considered the most popular form of cross-training among professionals. 
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What Equipment Do You Need?:

There are many different forms of equipment that can be used in Aqua jogging with the simplest being a flotation belt however some athletes take the extra step and use resistance shoes as well as resistance gloves or weights to make the jog even harder. 


How Do I Try?:



References:

Shelley, J., 2016. Aqua jogging: How, When And Why To Try It. [online] the Guardian. Available at: <https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-running-blog/2016/may/11/aquajogging-how-when-and-why-to-try-it> [Accessed 7 May 2020].
Aquajogger.com. 2018. Get Started With Aquajogger® – Aquajogger®. [online] Available at: <https://www.aquajogger.com/get-started-with-aquajogger/> [Accessed 7 May 2020].
Athletics Weekly. 2015. Aqua-Jogging - Athletics Weekly. [online] Available at: <https://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/aqua-jogging-37308/> [Accessed 7 May 2020].



Hey there fellow person, my names Janith Chalinda Tillakaratne and I'm currently studying Cyber Security at Macquarie University Sydney Australia. I am the head of the Aquatic Sports at the blog site Wierd Sports 1800 and that not because I'm the only one in that division, its because I'm the best employee.

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