Summary:
Comparative Efficacy of Water and Land Treadmill Training for Overweight or Obese Adults. {Humans}
Purpose: No known previous research has been published to explore the efficacy of underwater treadmill (UWTM) exercise training for the obese. Thus, the purpose of this study was to compare changes in physical fitness, body weight, and body composition in physically inactive, overweight, and obese adults after 12 wks of land treadmill (LTM) or UWTM training.
Conclusion:
UWTM and LTM training are equally capable of improving aerobic fitness and body composition in physically inactive overweight individuals, but UWTM training may induce increases in LBM.
Author & Journal:Greene, Nicholas, et al, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2009