Aqua jogging, also known as deep water running, is the most running-specific alternative to land running. By using a flotation belt which keeps you vertical in the water, you can mimic a land-based running workout, with no impact. It can effectively maintain or even build your fitness if you're injured or if you can't handle the pounding of another day of running.

Jennifer Conroyd is a marathon runner who was stuck in the deep end of the pool for six weeks before the Chicago Marathon. She had injured her calf so badly that pool running was her only option to keep her fitness and finish the race. Not only did she finish Chicago, but she qualified for Boston.

Her success led her to found her company Fluid Running, which provides a complete system to get anyone started with deep water running. Fluid Running offers group classes that Men's Journal voted one of the Best Workouts in America, and they also have the only app-based and coached water running workout system in the world. Using waterproof, bluetooth headphones, you get workouts, music, and a coach in your ears to keep you entertained and focused on your fitness.

Coach Claire Bartholic talks with Jennifer about her personal journey, the science behind deep water running, and how it can not only help injured runners, but healthy runners as well. If you are looking for a way to break out of a plateau, but just can't handle more pounding on the roads, this could be the solution for you.

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