| Aerobic exercise in water versus walking on land: effects on indices of fat reduction and weight loss of obese women. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 17119521 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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AIM: It has been suggested, that water exercise is less effective than weight-bearing exercise on land for body fat reduction. METHODS: To test this hypothesis 38 middle-aged obese women (25-47% body fat) participated in a 13 week exercise-diet program to compare the effects of aerobic exercise in water versus walking on land on indices of fat reduction and weight loss changes. Subjects were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 exercise groups: 1) walking on land (WL), 2) swimming (SW) at 27 degrees C water temperature and 3) walking in 29 degrees C water (WW) at the shallow end of a declining pool with the water at navel height. Subjects in the SW group alternated breast-, side-, and backstroke swimming without face immersion. Exercise parameters were kept constant for all three groups. Subjects participated in supervised exercise sessions for 40 min, 4 times a week at 70% of age-predicted maximum heart rate. Subjects were tested before and after the 13-week experimental period. RESULTS: Significant reductions in body weight, (5.9 kg), percent body fat, (3.7%), and skinfold and girth measurements, occurred in all groups. There where no significant differences between groups. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study indicate that there are no differences in the effect of aerobic activities in the water versus weight-bearing aerobic exercise on land on body composition components as long as similar intensity, duration and frequency are used. |
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Authors:
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E Gappmaier; W Lake; A G Nelson; A G Fisher |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness Volume: 46 ISSN: 0022-4707 ISO Abbreviation: J Sports Med Phys Fitness Publication Date: 2006 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-11-22 Completed Date: 2007-03-22 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376337 Medline TA: J Sports Med Phys Fitness Country: Italy |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 564-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Physical Therapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA. eduard.gappmaier@hsc.utah.edu |
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Adult Body Composition* / physiology Diet, Fat-Restricted Exercise / physiology* Female Humans Obesity / diet therapy, physiopathology, therapy* Physical Fitness Swimming / physiology* Walking / physiology* Water Weight Loss |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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7732-18-5/Water |
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