Aqua jogging versus swimming versus dreadmill

Swimming is best. The dreadmill can also be done but I do not suggest aqua jogging because swimming is a very good workout to do in combination with normal running(outside or dreadmill).

noobcorps wrote:

Swimming is best. The dreadmill can also be done but I do not suggest aqua jogging because swimming is a very good workout to do in combination with normal running(outside or dreadmill).

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Swim!

Oaklandia wrote:

noobcorps wrote:

Swimming is best. The dreadmill can also be done but I do not suggest aqua jogging because swimming is a very good workout to do in combination with normal running(outside or dreadmill).

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Swim!

You can swim pretty much anytime. You can use it as your second workout of the day, you can use it to replace a recovery run on the days when you're really, really hurting, and you can use it as a tough interval workout.

Swim!

Example of easy day

6 am 12 easy miles treadmill

12 noon 60 minute swim

4 pm 4 mile warm up, 16 X 800 with 1 minute recovery (5k pace) 3 mile cool down

If you want a hard day, increase the swim to 2 hours

Replace 800s with 12 X mile repeats at 10k pace.

I would not see the need for any aqua jogging in this program.

Swimming is great, but do you actually know how to swim? Unlike running, swimming is a skill that takes a long time to learn how to do well.

Yes. I know how to swim. When I swim I change strokes between front crawl, sidestrokes, backstroke, kick boarding, and occasionally butterfly.

For pure carryover to running, it has to be

Dreadmill > aqua jogging > swimming

For overall quality, I'd go with

swimming > dreadmill > aqua jogging

Swimming is actually a useful skill and a real sport you can compete in an have fun with. Masters swim meets are a blast.

the dreadmill is at least real running. Aquajogging is what you have to do in hell.