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The 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.

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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.

The Zero Tension Mouse was clinically tested using surface EMG to find how hard the muscle of the hand, arm and neck were working. Testing was conducted with both a common mouse and the Zero Tension Mouse. The results were dramatic!

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Deep Water Running Shoes

Deep Water Running Shoes - AQX Sports Cross Country style running water exercise

Deep Water Running Exercise - Deep-Water (Cross Country Style): The cross-country style of deep water running looks qualitatively more like land-based running due primarily to the increased horizontal displacement (position) of the ankle. This increased movement of the ankle allows for a greater range of motion to be achieved and thus maintains the normally elliptical appearing gait pattern found in land-based running and increase the muscular benefit. The AQx Sports deep water running shoe was specifically designed to be used with this style of deep water running.

Key points when performing the deep water running exercise cross country style:

The water should be at shoulder level below the chin with the head held in a neutral position facing forward.
The body leans slightly forward of a vertical position. This is important because if you lean too far backwards your knees will come up too high in the front and you will be practicing the high-knee version of DWR (which looks more like stair-stepping).
The arm carriage should be relaxed and identical to land-based running. Your arms will primarily move from the shoulder joint (relatively stable) with elbows flexed at approximately 90º.
The hands are held in a slightly clenched-fist position with your thumb resting lightly on your forefinger to decrease the likelihood of using a dog-paddling- type motion.
The legs will actually follow a pattern that is VERY similar to a faster type running motion like interval training where:
a) The knee comes up toward the surface of the water until the hip reaches a position of approximately 60-80º (hip flexion), followed by full extension (not hyperextension) of the leg toward the bottom of the pool.
b) The foot moves from approximately 0º dorsiflexion at full hip flexion (imagine your foot in the same position as if you were standing on the ground in a normal position) to approximately 50-70º of plantarflexion (toes pointed slightly at the bottom of the pool) when the leg is fully extended. A good thing to imagine is to think of your foot touching the bottom of the pool when your leg is fully extended, then moving your foot back toward the edge of the pool as far as possible without rotating your hips, then the foot moves under your butt, and finally lifting the knee up to allow the foot to continuously move through the gait pattern.
c) The major differences between the high-knee and cross-country styles of DWR are that the high-knee style leg action is primarily in a vertical plane with the legs moving straight up and down in a piston-like movement pattern with very little horizontal displacement present (imagine marching or stair-stepping) while the cross country style has a much greater range of motion which elicits more muscular involvement.

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AQx Sports Deep Water Running Shoe

Development and Research of the AQx Sports Deep Water Running Shoe

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*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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