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Chicago Tribune
Fluid Running makes a splash in La Grange
“While I created it for the runner in mind, it is good for anyone,” Conroyd said. “It’s good for anyone who has any kind of pain, knee pain, hip pain or people who are tired of doing land based exercises and feeling beat up afterward.”
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Runner's World
Injured and Can’t Run? This App Can Help You Continue Training for Your Race
Armed with these tips, the week after my class, I took the H2GO app to the Chicago Park District pool a half-mile from my house. It’s eight feet deep, outdoors, and has adult swim weekdays from 9 to 10 a.m. I tethered myself in a corner and hit play, while women in bathing caps and Speedo-clad men did laps around me.
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MarketWatch
How to stay fit with bad knees
"It was a godsend," she says. "Within 15 minutes in the water, I had worked harder than I had worked in 15 years with my cardio. It’s a different way of creating cardio without fear of injury."
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Crain's Chicago Business
Your body is bored with your workout. Try these.
Proper upright form is maintained under water, and heart rates can reach the same levels they do while you're running on land (once the extra 10 to 15 beats per minute that account for the water's hydrostatic pressure are added).
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American Fitness Magazine
In The Deep End – Sprinting Through Water for Rehab and Cross-Training
Running in deep water reduces impact, adds resistance, increases flexibility and improves circulation. With recent research demonstrating that the effect of training in water can equal the same level of effort on land, it’s no mystery why water running classes are a hot trend.
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Men's Journal
You can do your hardest workout of the week in the water, burn up to 40 percent more calories than running on land, and wake up the next morning feeling rejuvenated because there’s no impact!
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NCTV 17
Fluid Running – Television Interview
Although Fluid Running is fit for anyone, this is not your ordinary aqua aerobics class, and Jennifer hopes to break that stereotype.
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Chicago Tribune
The hydrostatic pressure (water pressure on the body) flushes out toxins, decreases swelling from injuries and increases blood flow to the heart by 30%
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Daily Herald
Deep water running coach Jennifer Conroyd passionate about the benefits
"What I underestimated was the intensity of the workout," she said. "I feel hungry. My body feels wonderful. I feel pleasantly tired."