Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2009
Effects of aquatic resistance training on health and fitness in postmenopausal women.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 151 citations in OpenAlex.
- The role of variables of aquatic training performed in the upright position in improving the lipid profile of adults: systematic review with meta-analysis and meta regression.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of different exercise modes on the risk factors of arteriosclerosis in postmenopausal women: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of human hypertension · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of physical exercise on the lipid profile of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of aquatic exercises on physical fitness and quality of life in postmenopausal women: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Deep Water Running on Improving Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Physical Function and Quality of Life: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Does aquatic exercise improve commonly reported predisposing risk factors to falls within the elderly? A systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2019Pooled it
- Response of Lipids and Lipoproteins to Regular Aquatic Endurance Exercise: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis · 2019Pooled it
- Aquatic Training in Upright Position as an Alternative to Improve Blood Pressure in Adults and Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2018Pooled it
- Dynamic Resistance Training as Stand-Alone Antihypertensive Lifestyle Therapy: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2016Pooled it
- Aquatic exercise for the treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Statin Use Improves Cardiometabolic Protection Promoted By Physical Training in an Aquatic Environment: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2021Trial
- Aqua walking as an alternative exercise modality during cardiac rehabilitation for coronary artery disease in older patients with lower extremity osteoarthritis.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2017Trial
- Resistance exercise and lipoproteins in postmenopausal women.International journal of sports medicine · 2011Trial
- Effects of water exercise on body composition and components of metabolic syndrome in older females with sarcopenic obesity.Journal of physical therapy science · 2023Article
- Effects of Aquatic versus Land High-Intensity Interval Training on Acute Cardiometabolic and Perceptive Responses in Healthy Young Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effects of Acute Aquatic High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise on Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Postmenopausal Women with Different ACE Genotypes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Energy Consumption of Water Running and Cycling at Four Exercise Intensities.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Effect of Head-Out Aquatic Exercise on Arterial Stiffness in Middle-Aged and Elderly People.Pulse (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Concurrent and Construct Validation of a New Scale for Rating Perceived Exertion during Elastic Resistance Training in The Elderly.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2020Article
- Positive influence of aqua exercise and burdock extract intake on fitness factors and vascular regulation substances in elderly.Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition · 2019Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
To investigate effects of 24 weeks of resistance training with aquatic resistance devices or elastic bands (EB) on markers of cardiovascular health and physical capacity. Forty-six healthy, sedentary postmenopausal women participated. The groups were aquatic exercise (AE; n = 15), EB (n = 21), and control (n = 10). Venous blood chemistry included cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, and apolipoprotein B. Physical capacity was assessed by the sit-and-reach, knee push-up, 60-s squat, and abdominal crunch tests. Both AE and EB, respectively, showed a significant (P <or= 0.05) decrease in body fat (14.56, 11.97%) and diastolic blood pressure (8.03, 5.88%), and a significant increase in fat-free mass (2.88, 1.22%), sit-and-reach (27.94, 44.2%), knee push-ups (84.74, 51.59%), and 60-s squats (65.76, 46.04%). AE also showed a significant increase in abdominal crunches (28.11%). Aquatic resistance training can offer significant physiological benefits in health and performance that are comparable to those obtained from EB in this population.
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