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AQx Sports Deep Water Runner is specifically designed
to enhance a runner’s “feel” or perception of
running while performing the cross-country style of DWR. Abmat An Ab Mat provides the full range of motion at specific angles which is required to properly work all of the abdominal muscles for strong abs. AQX Deep Water Running Shoes - A rationale for deep-water running (DWR) is that it allows the runner to train using a similar movement pattern to that found on land without incurring the impact forces, and thus greatly reducing the repetitive loading of the musculoskeletal system. Ideal for training instability muscles without risk of injury! A DARD ensures against injury while it isolates the tibialis anterior muscles at the front of the lower legs, and prevents or helps re-habilitate painful shin splints. Ideal for calf muscle development. Woody resistance Exercise Bands offer you the advantages of using weights, but without the downside. With bands, there are no weights to store or weight-related accidents. Using an Exercise Ball within any exercise will force instability, which causes the body's muscles to work harder to stabilize the activity by trying to keep the body balanced during abdominal exercises and any barbell or stretching activity. Ez Grips by Ivanko widens grips on barbells and dumbbells which leverages strength to targeted muscles by 30%. The T. K. Knee Bands are specially developed knee bands which are not your typical knee sleeves, knee supporters or knee braces. A Mantaray removes the complaint of pain or pinching from the weight of the bar while keeping it securely in place, allowing for full range of motion to properly perform heavier back leg squats Powerhooks fit on to any barbell or dumbbells, and puts you in proper lifting position without having to lift the dumbbell from the floor as well as eliminates undue stress on joints. :: EXERCISE GEAR :: Abmat An Ab Mat provides the full range of motion at specific angles which is required to properly work all of the abdominal muscles for strong abs. AQX Water Running Shoes - A rationale for deep-water running (DWR) is that it allows the runner to train using a similar movement pattern to that found on land without incurring the impact forces, and thus greatly reducing the repetitive loading of the musculoskeletal system. Ideal for training instability muscles without risk of injury! A DARD ensures against injury while it isolates the tibialis anterior muscles at the front of the lower legs, and prevents or helps re-habilitate painful shin splints. Ideal for calf muscle development. Woody resistance Exercise Bands offer you the advantages of using weights, but without the downside. With bands, there are no weights to store or weight-related accidents. Using an Exercise Ball within any exercise will force instability, which causes the body's muscles to work harder to stabilize the activity by trying to keep the body balanced during abdominal exercises and any barbell or stretching activity. Ez Grips by Ivanko widens grips on barbells and dumbbells which leverages strength to targeted muscles by 30%. Powerhooks fit on to any barbell or dumbbells, and puts you in proper lifting position without having to lift the dumbbell from the floor as well as eliminates undue stress on joints. |
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Deep Water Running Shoes - AQX Sports Cross Country style running water exerciseLinfield track coach, Garry Killgore, and Jeff Thomas are partners with five other people in creating a unique training shoe, the AQx deep water runner. The shoe had its debut at the recent Icebreaker Invitational Track Meet at Linfield College. 
Science, performance and a big splash of cool join forces in the world's first deepwater running shoe, envisioned and created in McMinnville. Almost two years in development, it is just now hitting the market! In simplified terms, the AQx deep-water runner is a waterproof shoe with fins.
The unique shoe sprang from the mind of Linfield College cross country
and track coach Garry Killgore. Just awarded a full professorship,
this dogged researcher holds a doctorate in human performance from
Oregon State University. Years ago, he became convinced of the benefits of deep water running as supplementary training in a complete regimen. Running, he said, involves a series of collisions with the ground. The impact forces combine with common training errors, such as increasing mileage too rapidly and putting in excessive mileage, to cause many running-related injuries. Killgore estimated about 30 million Americans participate in running as a form of exercise for fitness and health. And up to 70 percent of them will incur a running-related injury somewhere along the way. Running in a pool greatly reduces the cumulative volume of impact forces, negating the negative effects of excessive mileage. What was lacking, was a closer alignment with terrestrial running in order to maximize the benefit. An element of resistance was needed. The challenge was to mimic the benefits of land-based running by developing a shoe traveling through the correct plane of motion and taking advantage of the drag created in water. He wanted to develop a shoe that would provide just the right amount of resistance at the right part of the gait cycle. He floated the idea with friend and neighbor, Jeff Thomas, a Linfield College business administration graduate with a proven track record for marketing wizardry. Thomas was intrigued but neither man had the time to pursue the idea. Thomas invented a coiled garden hose and developed a company in McMinnville, Coil Solutions, to develop and market it. His hose became a smash hit on the home shopping network, but he eventually sold the company, so was ready for a new project when Killgore resurrected his idea about 20 months ago. He and Killgore plunged into the project in earnest. Along the way, they recruited Neal Andrews and Steve Cooper, former Hewlett-Packard engineers who stayed in McMinnville when H-P closed its local plant several years ago. The two had created a tooling and product design firm called ACT Inc., located in a building near the end of West Second Street. They also recruited David Burton and John Kent, also former H-P engineers. Burton runs Sirius Design and Technology and Kent runs Willamette Valley Software Solutions. Then they hooked up with Bob Taylor, a consultant with more than 15 years of industry experience with firms like Adidas and Reebok. They formed a partnership, AQx Inc. Opening an office in the ACT building, they set out to create a revolutionary new shoe for underwater running. Each of the partners independently produced a prototype. Some of the early versions were a hoot, according to Killgore and Thomas. The most outrageous consisted of a plastic strap equipped with hinged, square flaps that flanked the ankle. Killgore tested every one in the pool. The partners revised, refined and tweaked model after model until they came up with the ideal shoe. Then Killgore had 20 athletes test it. Satisfied they had a good design, the partners introduced the AQx deep-water runner at Linfield's Icebreaker Track Meet, which drew 16 schools to campus last week. That sparked a lot of interest, Thomas said. The shoe makes deep-water running feel more like land-based running. The design is based on the training principle of specificity. For the deep-water running movement to be effective, it needs to closely align with land-based movement. At a moderate pace, the AQx shoe provides two to three times more resistance than a runner would get going barefoot, Killgore said. The shoe features a neoprene upper with big, mesh overlays. It features three hydro-dynamic polyurethane resistance fins on each side. Thanks to the design, the fins are appealing rather than obtrusive. The super-grip, non-marring sole is fitted with a drainage port. The bungee lace-up system locks with a slider. The designers included a reinforced tab for pulling it on. The shoes dry overnight in a mesh bag that comes with them. The package includes a CD that demonstrates the cross-country running stride considered most beneficial, along with other information. The training requires some type of buoyancy device. The partners are recommending the Aquajogger, made by a Eugene company. The partners brought in a footwear design consultant to package the feature in a style that is both sporty and attractive. The team decided the men's version would be offered in navy blue and the women's in powder blue. "We nailed it," Thomas said. "It's right on as far as what Garry wanted. And it was 20 months from the original meeting to going to market." One of Killgore's operating principles is to make sure the shoe is a valid instrument that will do everything the partners say it will. The partners have applied for a patent. In the meantime, their design is protected under the U.S. Patent Office's patent pending rules. They are developing other items for pool work, but aren't ready to announce those yet. The shoes will have a lifespan conservatively estimated at three years.Deep Water Running Cross Country Ski Water Exercise Deep Water Running High Knee Style Water Exercise Deep Water Running "Butt Kicker" Style Water Exercise Deep Water Running with Upper Body "Flies" Water Exercise AQx Sports Deep Water Running Shoe Development and Research of the AQx Sports Deep Water Running Shoe *Disclaimer: Before beginning any exercise program, consult with your physician to ensure that you are in proper health. These are not meant to provide medical advice; you should obtain medical advice from your private healthcare practitioner. No liability is assumed by QFAC for any of the information contained herein. 
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