2023-11-18 09:34:17
Water and its weightlessness thus offer an alternative to people unable to perform similar movements in a “terrestrial” environment. This environment can once once more allow the practice of high intensity interval training or HIIT with an impact similar to that of traditional training. HIIT being a type of exercise that involves brief sets of high-intensity movements followed by short recovery periods with lower-intensity movements. HIIT is considered a form of exercise that provides more health benefits than moderate-intensity exercise (such as walking) and increases aerobic capacity and endurance.
The study confirms aquatic HIIT as an alternative that is both safe and effective for more fragile people, even those suffering from chronic illnesses.
Practicing HIIT in water helps reduce pressure on the joints,
participants can thus once once more perform movements that they might no longer do on earth.
This meta-analysis of 18 trials compared, in 868 participants (74% women), the effects of aquatic HIIT (exercise capacity measured by oxygen consumption, walking tests and physical fitness tests) with those of classic HIIT, those of moderate intensity aquagym and the effects of not practicing physical exercise (control group). Participants suffered from a variety of conditions, including back pain, arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), type 2 diabetes and multiple sclerosis. Some of the participants even suffered from multiple comorbidities. Differences in effects between groups were expressed as standardized mean differences (SMD), with a SMD of 0.2 to 0.5 indicating a small effect, 0.5 to 0.8 a moderate effect, and 0 .8 or more a greater effect. The analysis reveals that:
aquatic HIIT improves exercise capacity vs no exercise (SMD 0.78); no difference in exercise capacity is observed between aquatic HIIT and classic HIIT; adverse events are less common with aquatic vs. terrestrial HIIT; Compliance with the practice of aquatic HIIT is remarkable: it varies from 84% to 100%, which suggests that participants enjoy continuing this type of exercise.
While the study is observational and might not examine longer-term improvements, it provides a better understanding of the benefits of HIIT in an aquatic setting, for older people or those with comorbidities.
“The key finding of this meta-analysis is that
practicing HIIT in water brings the same benefits as on land
and therefore represents a safer alternative to continue or resume high-intensity training.
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