I have a question about pool running. Are you actually suppose to move forward when you run or stay in one place? I try to run as I would if I was running on land but I always end up going forward, which I don't mind I just didn't know if it is a better workout staying in one place.
I always move when I pool run. It seems to me that it would be hard not to. I wouldn't worry about form too much. Just think of it as a exagerated form of running. As long as you get a workout from it, you should be good.
For a true pool running experience, the key is to not lean forward more than you would running.
doesn't matter. just do whatever. stay vertical and don't hunch over. if you move around, you move around. i personally like to move across to the other side of the pool. it gives me something to keep my mind occupied during those freakishly boring pool sessions.
It may very helpful if you take a rope with you to open- swim at the pool. You can tether one end to where the lane ropes normally are attached to keep you in place and the other end to your waste via a slip-knott. I ran as such in the pool for two months post ankle surgery with success. I brought along a cd-radio player to pass the time.
wait, how did you manage that in the water? am i missing something here?
I simply tied one end of a 8-foot rope to the wall at the deep end of the pool where lane ropes normally attach (during lap-swim or at swim meets). At other pools I have attached my rope to the side-rail and ran crosswise in the deep end of the pool. I made a slip-knot and looped my rope around my waste and pulled it tight enough so that it was stay in place.
Its ok to move as long as it isn't your focus to move forward. Alot of people on my team have a tendency to focus on forward movement, thus hunching over and basically doggy paddling. Not quite the intended excercise.
You're supposed to sink to the bottom and stay there.