Cardiorespiratory Responses of Post-Menopausal Women to Different Water Exercises

Authors

Cristine Lima Alberton, Federal University of Rio Grande do SulFollow
Mabel Micheline Olkoski, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Stéphanie Santana Pinto, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Márcio Eduardo Becker, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Luiz Fernando Martins Kruel, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25035/ijare.01.04.06

Abstract

The aim of the current study is to analyze and compare oxygen uptake (VO2) and heart rate (HR) in different water exercises. Eight postmenopausal women participated in a set of 4 sessions in water. Eight different exercises were randomly coupled for the 4 sessions. Each exercise was executed at a rate of 60 beats/min for 4 minutes with rest intervals of 30 min. A repeated-measures ANOVA and Bonferroni’s post hoc test were used to test for statistical differences at α < .05. Significant differences were seen in HR and VO2 between some pairs of the 8 exercises. These results suggest that water-exercises classes should be prescribed based on percentages of maximal HR or VO2, not on a fixed cadence, because different exercises correspond to different percentages of maximal effort.

Recommended Citation

Alberton, Cristine Lima; Olkoski, Mabel Micheline; Pinto, Stéphanie Santana; Becker, Márcio Eduardo; and Kruel, Luiz Fernando Martins (2007) "Cardiorespiratory Responses of Post-Menopausal Women to Different Water Exercises," International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education: Vol. 1: No. 4, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25035/ijare.01.04.06
Available at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ijare/vol1/iss4/6