Abstract

THE WATER ENVIRONMENT HAS ADVANTAGEOUS PHYSICAL PROPERTIES FOR EXERCISE, AND IT IS AN ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY TOOL TO PERFORM RESISTANCE TRAINING (RT). RESEARCH IN WATER-BASED EXERCISE HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON AEROBIC EXERCISE, AND LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF RT IN WATER. THIS NARRATIVE REVIEW PROVIDES A COMPILATION OF THE STUDIES REGARDING ACUTE AND CHRONIC EFFECTS OF RT IN WATER AND INITIAL GUIDELINES BASED ON THE EVIDENCE. FOR A VIDEO ABSTRACT OF THIS ARTICLE, SEE VIDEO, SUPPLEMENTAL DIGITAL CONTENT 1 HTTP://LINKS.LWW.COM/SCJ/A136.

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