4 replies to this topic

[kakadu]

Hi all,
What is cardiovascularily more efficient/benefical aquajogging or cycling?
Thank you for any suggestions.
Kakadu

[rohan]

don't know, but one is a real world activity/skill, the other is who-knows-what...

I am presuming you are injured.

At least by cycling you can train for cycling events. No-one organizes aqua-jogging events.

[Davo83]

It depends on the context - what injury are you doing rehab for?

I did both for my calf problems and always got a better cardio workout from cycling but i believe the "aquaplyo's" really helped.
I wanted to try and keep the fitness i had built but my primary focus was rehabilitating my injury as fast as possible.

cheers

Dave

[kakadu]

Thanks guys, true there are no aquajogging events, my injury is plantar fasciitis on my right foot now, i had it on the left 2 years ago and as ti was very bad I had had it for 1 year, I had surgery for it and the outcome is good, no pain.
Kakadu

[loubee]

Deep water will maintain running form and is extremely beneficial while recovering from injury. I combine this with RPM class/bike for cardio and have been able to come back from injury at the same k's as I was prior to injury. To replace my long run I would do 1hr bike followed by 1hr dwr, too boring just in water.