Key result
Aqua running cadence highly correlates with heart rate for guiding exercise prescription.
Why the study?
Aqua running requires an environment-specific measure of exercise intensity for effective cardiovascular conditioning and exercise prescription.
Cross-Sectional (n=20)
Cadence is highly correlated with heart rate during aqua running and can serve as a practical measure for exercise prescription.
Cadence may gauge aqua-running intensity; hypothesis-generating from Level 4 data and needs prospective validation before practice change.
Aqua running has been promoted as a method for cardiovascular conditioning for the injured athlete as well as for others who desire a low impact aerobic workout. Recent studies have suggested the need for an environment-specific measure of exercise intensity. Twenty healthy subjects, 10 men and 10 women, underwent a graded exercise test of aqua running to investigate the relationship between cadence and heart rate. This was done to determine the utility of cadence as a measure for exercise prescription. The graded exercise test followed a standard protocol for exercise testing in aqua running. Results demonstrated a high correlation between cadence and heart rate, both as a group as well as individually. We conclude that cadence may be used as a measure for exercise prescription for aqua running.
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Wilder et al. (1993) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy subjects (n=20). Cadence during aqua running was evaluated on Correlation between cadence and heart rate. Cadence during aqua running demonstrated a high correlation with heart rate, indicating its utility as a measure for exercise prescription.
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