Take Your Workout to the Next Level With the Endless Pools Underwater Treadmill

Take your workout to the next level with our underwater treadmill. It’s perfect for weight loss, joint pain relief, muscle strength and cross-training.

Underwater treadmill therapy is unique because it allows users to perform walking and running exercises without the pounding on joints that happens on land. It also provides immediate rehabilitation results.

Increased Cardiovascular Endurance

Whether you’re an elite runner recovering from an injury or just want to add some variety to your workout, the Endless Pools underwater treadmill is the perfect option. Elite runners, such as renowned coach Alberto Salazar and four-time Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier Galen Rupp, use the Hydro Track to boost their weekly mileage and avoid losing fitness while recovering from injury.

Running in water – also known as aqua jogging or deep-water running – can help you improve cardiovascular endurance, build muscle strength and learn how to run properly without any impact on your joints. Water’s buoyancy also helps you maintain your balance during exercise.

Adding water-based exercises, such as walking, retro-walking, stepping, shuffling and plyometric training to your routine on the AquaTrac can boost your aerobic capacity by improving your maximum oxygen uptake. This increases your cardiorespiratory endurance so you can work out for longer durations and increase your physical stamina.

Increased Lean Body Mass

In addition to helping you burn calories, the added resistance of an Endless Pools underwater treadmill can strengthen and tone your legs and upper body. This increased muscle strength also helps you build lean body mass, which in turn aids in weight loss.

In fact, one study from Texas A&M found that overweight and obese adults who used an aquatic treadmill lost more body fat than those who only used a land treadmill. The reason? The additional muscle gained from aquatic running helped them burn the extra fat.

Other studies have found that the cardiorespiratory responses elicited by varying the underwater treadmill exercise speed and jet resistance were comparable to those elicited by varying land treadmill conditions at similar running speeds. This was accomplished with less perceived exertion and may be a factor in exercise program adherence.

Reduced Joint Pain

Many people with knee pain find that walking on land is difficult and painful, but using a treadmill in the water helps to reduce this pain. This is because the buoyancy of the water decreases the force that hits the knee from the ground, known as ground reaction forces. Walking in the water also improves angular velocity of the knee during stance and during leg swing, which is beneficial for those suffering from osteoarthritis.

In addition, research has shown that moderate exercise on an underwater treadmill can positively modulate inflammatory and oxidative swimming treadmill states, which is important for those suffering from musculoskeletal conditions such as osteoarthritis. Furthermore, the increased blood circulation caused by exercise on the aquatic treadmill has been found to increase the number of chondrocytes in the joint.

In fact, even elite runners have been known to use an underwater treadmill to keep their cardiovascular fitness up while recovering from a running injury. This helps them avoid losing too much of their training ground when they’re injured and returns them to the road faster once they’re healthy enough to do so.

Increased Flexibility

Many athletes use the underwater treadmill for running and other workouts because it can help them train without adding too much stress to their joints. Elite distance runners like Galen Rupp and Alberto Salazar have used it to increase their mileage with less pain while also helping them recover from harder efforts.

Physical therapists and rehabilitation experts have long used water to relieve muscle and joint pain and improve strength and flexibility. Now, aqua treadmill manufacturers have made it possible to walk or jog in the water, increasing the challenge and helping patients return to regular exercise earlier.

The turbulence and resistance of the water are adjustable, so patients can increase their exertion by adjusting the depth, speed and direction of the tread. Increasing these variables can also alter the surface area in contact with the water, which increases or decreases the amount of resistance applied to movement.

Reduced Risk of Falling

Every 11 seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall-related injury, and every 29 minutes an elderly person dies from falls. Exercise that improves balance and swimming treadmill strength can reduce the risk of falling and injuries.

Walking and running on an underwater treadmill provides a safe way to exercise with decreased joint impact and improved range of motion. In addition, the natural viscosity of the water increases the resistance on muscles, increasing the difficulty and intensity of workouts.

In one study, participants who trained on a water treadmill with jet resistance for 4 weeks, 5 days a week, and 30 minutes per session experienced significant improvement in static balance, dynamic balance, and several gait parameters.

Encourage your clients to wear comfortable, fitted technical apparel for a more enjoyable experience. Spandex or a spandex-like material works best, though some runners prefer to run barefoot to strengthen small foot muscles.

Increased Muscle Strength

Aside from the reduced impact and stress on joints, exercising on an underwater treadmill increases muscle strength. This is due to the added resistance provided by water’s viscosity which forces your body to exert more effort to move forward.

The underwater treadmill also allows you to walk or jog at your desired pace, which gives you the ability to vary your workouts. This helps you maintain a more diverse training regimen and increases your overall strength.

Additionally, walking or jogging on the underwater treadmill promotes an exaggerated gait pattern that improves joint flexion and extension, especially in patients with limited stifle and hock flexion such as after anterior cruciate ligament surgery.1

Many underwater treadmills come with jets that can be turned on to add turbulence, which increases the intensity of your workout and increases your muscle strength even further. This is particularly helpful for geriatric patients, athletes, and those suffering from knee or hip pain.