Physiological and Psychophysical Aspects of Shallow Water Exercise

Cardiorespiratory Responses to Shallow Water Exercise: A Sex Comparison

“…ranging from sustained submaximal and maximal exertions to a high-intensity workout comprised of brief "all-out" efforts. Participants were immersed to axillary level for all testing with water temperature between 28.3 and 28.9 o C. Select physiological data in the present study explicit to our female subjects has previously been reported (D'Acquisto et al, 2015;Miller et al, 2015). We replicated methods from these previous studies with male volunteers, which positioned us to explore sex-specific cardiorespiratory responses associated with SWE and to specifically address aforementioned hypotheses.…”

“…More recently, D'Acquisto et al 2015and Miller et al (2015) have reported absolute and relative cardiorespiratory responses to a continuum of sustained low to moderate-intensity exercise efforts and "all-out" intervals performed in shallow water in a sample of young, physically active females. The broad range of exercise efforts tested by D'Acquisto et al (2015) and Miller et al (2015) are suitable for moderate-intensity continuous training (MIC) or HIIT programs.…”

Cardiorespiratory Responses to a 20-Minutes Shallow Water Tabata-Style Workout

“…Subjects were familiar with the protocol (D'Acquisto, Miller, D'Acquisto, Roemer, & Fisher, 2015). The investigation was approved by the Human Subjects Review Council, and participants signed an informed consent document before participation.…”

“…Experiment I revealed that standing resting HR in water (axillary level) was, on average, 24 bpm lower (28%) compared with standing on deck (D'Acquisto et al, 2015). This comparison was repeated with the addition of measuring HR while seated.…”

“…Participants had recently (48 hr to 2 weeks) completed Experiment I of this larger scale investigation (D'Acquisto et al, 2015). In brief, Experiment I included familiarization and performance of self-regulated submaximal and maximal SWE efforts based on prescribed RPEs while cardiorespiratory parameters were measured.…”