Running under Water?

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Ok this may be the stupidest question I ever ask but I was thinking about it at work today and now Im curious.

Would running in water be a good way to work cardio? Let say you put on a weight vest to stop from floating, got into a pool up to your middle, upper chest and started to sprint. Would this be effective?

The way Im looking at it the resistance of the water would make running harder and the also put lest impact on your joints.

Once again I freely admit this may be the stupidest question I ever ask but i figured no better place then the UG to ask.

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Yes, very.

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It's great for cardio but you develop fins, which can be hazardous in the open air.

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The UG was definitely the right choice.
And Bill Pharoni is correct.

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Make sure you breath deep and keep your head under water while trying it.

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Or maybe you should try swimming on land. I hear that works well also.

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lol, i expected one serious response to about every 7 sarcastic ones. I feel that was a correct guess.

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The really stupid thing about this question is, regardless of the answer, you won't work out anyway. ;-)

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Not true! My girlfriend just got a membership to the Watertown Jewish Elderly Community Center and I intend on running laps in that pool every day! (except on the sabbath.)

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it helps add resistance just like a weight vest, but less impact on our joints. running with a weight vest puts lots of impact on your vertebrae.

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My whole point of my post was, why dont you just swim? you are in a pool.. that is what it's for. Swimming is a total body workout, no impact, and great for anaerobic and aerobic endurance. Why reinvent the wheel?

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"My whole point of my post was, why dont you just swim? you are in a pool.. that is what it's for. Swimming is a total body workout, no impact, and great for anaerobic and aerobic endurance. Why reinvent the wheel?"

Because Im a horrible swimmer and dont want to look like a fool dog paddling the length of the pool...

lol Im gonna start swimming, the g/f is going to show me proper technique and the such. Like I said it was just a thought that crossed my mind and i wanted to ask.

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be a man and run in the charles river with me

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SBB- yes ..actually the medical science approach to ppl with paralysis is aquatics n underwater excercise and working out in general.

i rmr years ago in high school swiimming class we played Basketball in the pool using the short end..W
HEW dude u felt that going back n forthfrom end to end in abouty 15 mins...GREAT CARDIO workout if ever was one...and i wason the football team as an athlete n felt that !!

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"be a man and run in the charles river with me"

Can we get tetanus shots first?

supersaiyan, thanks for the straight answer!

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do the big wave surfer training: dive to the bottom, pick up a rock for weight and then run along the bottom, release the rock to go back up for air, then repeat.