Why the study?
Does water walking elicit a higher heart rate response compared to treadmill walking in healthy female college students?
Population
12 healthy, female college students
Comparison
Walking in waist-deep water at speeds of 2.55… vs Treadmill walking at the same distance…
Design
Other
Follow-up
Immediately after walking
Authors
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May support water walking for non-weight-bearing patients; hypothesis-generating and requires confirmation in clinical populations.
Does water walking elicit a higher heart rate response compared to treadmill walking in healthy female college students?
Water walking elicits a significantly higher heart rate response than treadmill walking at matched speeds, suggesting it is an effective cardiorespiratory exercise mode for those unable to perform weight-bearing activities.
Whitley et al. (1987) studied this question.
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