Upright water-based exercise to improve cardiovascular and metabolic health: A qualitative review

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-103

  Meredith Jones, Kim ^a   Waters, Debra ^a   Legge, Michael ^a   Jones, Lynnette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aquatic exercise; Cardiovascular disease; Metabolic disease; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AQUATIC EXERCISE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY; FITNESS; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; METABOLIC DISORDER; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW;

BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; METABOLIC DISEASES; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 79955522227     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2011.02.002     Document Type: Review

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