Benefits similar to land-based high-intensity interval training<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
By Lori Solomon HealthDay Reporter<\/b><\/p>\n
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aquatic high-intensity interval training (AHIIT) improves exercise capacity in people with a range of chronic conditions, according to a review published online Nov. 14 in\u00a0BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine<\/em>.<\/p>\n Heidi Bun \u00a6s-N \u00a6ss, from Oslo Metropolitan University in Norway, and colleagues conducted a systematic literature review to investigate the effect of AHIIT on exercise capacity in people with chronic conditions (musculoskeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, or neurological).<\/p>\n Based on 18 included studies (868 participants), the researchers found moderate certainty in evidence according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation system for a moderate beneficial effect of AHIIT on exercise capacity (standardized mean differences [SMD], 0.78; 95 percent confidence interval [CI], 0.48 to 1.08; P < 0.00001) versus a nonexercising control group. Compared with land-based HIIT, there was moderate certainty in evidence for no difference of effects on exercise capacity (SMD, 0.28; 95 percent CI, \u00e2\u0088\u00920.04 to 0.60; P = 0.08) with AHIIT. Compared with aquatic moderate-intensity continuous training, AHIIT had moderate certainty in evidence for a small effect on exercise capacity (SMD, 0.45; 95 percent CI, 0.10 to 0.80; P = 0.01).<\/p>\n “Aquatic HIIT may increase adherence to exercise training and should be considered as an exercise option,” the authors write.\u00a0<\/p>\n