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The effect of 12 weeks of water-aerobics on health status and physical fitness: An ecological approach

dc.contributor.authorNeiva, Henrique
dc.contributor.authorFaíl, Luís Brandão
dc.contributor.authorIzquierdo, Mikel
dc.contributor.authorMarques, Mário C
dc.contributor.authorMarinho, Daniel A
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-11T17:02:32Z
dc.date.available2020-02-11T17:02:32Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThe main purpose of the present study was to verify the effects of a 12-week water aerobics program in a real-life context on health indicators and physical fitness in adults and older adults. Fifteen volunteers (58.80 ± 14.32 years old) were part of an experimental group (Exercise), and eight volunteers (59.00 ± 12.26 years old) were part of the control group (Control). The Exercise performed 45 min of water aerobics twice a week for 12 weeks; no physical exercise was permitted for the Control during the same period. The evaluations were performed the week before (pre-training) and after the training program (post-training). The primary outcomes were the strength and cardiorespiratory fitness variables and the secondary outcomes included body anthropometry, lipid profile and blood pressure. Adjusted analysis for age and baseline values showed no differences between Exercise and Control in post-training moment. However, there was a moderated tendency for increased explosive strength of the upper limbs (ηp2 = 0.17), reduced body fat (ηp2 = 0.17), reduced systolic blood pressure (ηp2 = 0.14) and triglycerides (ηp2 = 0.19) in Exercise. Within groups changes showed that the training program caused an increase mainly in explosive strength in the upper limbs (0.26 m, 95% CI, 0.03, 0.49; ES = 0.63) In addition, there was a significant decrease in fat mass (-0.89%, 95% CI, -1.74, -0.03; ES = 0.61) and in the systolic blood pressure (-0.83 mmHg, -1.46, -0.19; ES = 0.71). Nonetheless, no significant changes were observed for the lipid profile. These results suggest that 12 weeks of water aerobics performed twice a week in a real-life context seem to benefit the explosive strength, body composition, and blood pressure of adults and older adults but is insufficient to alter cardiorespiratory fitness and lipid profiles.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0198319pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/9216
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAdipose Tissuept_PT
dc.subjectBlood Pressurept_PT
dc.subjectCholesterolpt_PT
dc.subjectFemalept_PT
dc.subjectHumanspt_PT
dc.subjectMalept_PT
dc.subjectMiddle Agedpt_PT
dc.subjectTime Factorspt_PT
dc.subjectTriglyceridespt_PT
dc.subjectExercisept_PT
dc.subjectHealth Statuspt_PT
dc.subjectPhysical Fitnesspt_PT
dc.titleThe effect of 12 weeks of water-aerobics on health status and physical fitness: An ecological approachpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue5pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPagee0198319pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePLoS ONEpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume13pt_PT
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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