Effect of Aquatic Exercise Training on Aortic Hemodynamics in Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults.

ABSTRACT: Aquatic exercise is an attractive form of exercise that utilizes the various properties of water to improve physical health, including arterial stiffness. However, it is unclear whether regular head-out aquatic exercise affects aortic hemodynamics, the emerging risk factors for future cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether head-out aquatic exercise training improves aortic hemodynamics in middle-aged and elderly people. In addition, to shed light on the underlying mechanisms, we determined the contribution of change in arterial stiffness to the hypothesized changes in aortic hemodynamics. Twenty-three middle-aged and elderly subjects (62 ± 9 years) underwent a weekly aquatic exercise course for 15 weeks. Aortic hemodynamics were evaluated by pulse wave

SUBMITTER: Fukuie M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8592941 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature