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Doctor’s Expert Insights About Your Health and High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) in Georgia
Know this: “Yes, any type of exercise is good. From walking to taking a dip in the pool. Just do it! This new study is important because it continues to show that doing HIIT in the pool may give you about the same fitness benefits when compared to HIIT workouts done on land. The key benefit is less strain on your joints. So people who have certain conditions that limit their mobility like osteoarthritis could use the pool to get health benefits that they’re missing out on. If you can, try to get 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week. Just make sure you don’t become a prune!” Dr. Shelandra Bell, Family Medicine.
Beyond the news: Aquatic HIIT (AHIIT) could revolutionize exercise prescriptions for people with mobility issues or chronic pain. Creating a more inclusive approach to fitness.
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Scientists examined data from 18 clinical trials with a total of 868 adult participants. The participants had medical conditions that made traditional HIIT challenging.
Aquatic HIIT improved exercise capacity just as much as HIIT workouts done on land.
High adherence rate: 84 to 100 percent of the participants asked to do aquatic HIIT workouts completed the directed workouts.
Buoyancy in the water may make it easier for people to complete HIIT routines.
What they’re saying: “Despite limited data, there were overall fewer adverse events reported in AHIIT than with LBHIIT, indicating that the aquatic environment may be another valuable and safe place to complete this type of training, but further study is warranted….
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