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Topic- Aquatics
Is aquatic exercise as effective as resistance training for strength?
There were 87 women, 60 years and older, assigned to water-based exercise, land-based resistance training or a control group.
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Water exercise improves functional ability on land
The S.W.E.A.T.™ system (speed and surface area; working positions; enlarge range of motion; work around the body/joints, travel) is familiar to readers of the Journal on Active Aging because of the numerous articles written by the developer and ICAA Advisory Board member Mary Sanders.
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Water exercise improves lives of people with dementia
In Australia, the Watermemories Swimming Club was formed to provide a safe and fun exercise program for people with dementia.
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Aquatic exercise benefits function, but not bone density
A group of 42 postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density, average age 66.8 years, exercised in an aquatic aerobics class twice a week for eight months.
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