Vertical ground reaction force responses to different head-out aquatic exercises performed in water and on dry land.

Autor: Alberton CL; a Physical Education School , Federal University of Pelotas , Pelotas , Brazil., Finatto P, Pinto SS, Antunes AH, Cadore EL, Tartaruga MP, Kruel LF
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of sports sciences [J Sports Sci] 2015; Vol. 33 (8), pp. 795-805. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Oct 30.
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2014.964748
Abstrakt: The purpose was to analyse the vertical ground reaction forces (Fz) of head-out aquatic exercises [stationary running (SR), frontal kick (FK), cross-country skiing (CCS), jumping jacks (JJ), adductor hop (ADH) and abductor hop (ABH)] at two cadences in both aquatic and dry land environments. Twelve young women completed two sessions in each environment, each consisting of three exercises performed at two cadences (first and second ventilatory thresholds - C1 and C2, respectively). Two-way and three-way repeated measures analysis of variance were used to the statistical analysis. The results showed that the peak Fz and impulse were significantly lower in the aquatic environment, resulting in values from 28.2% to 58.5% and 60.4% to 72.8% from those obtained on dry land, respectively. In the aquatic environment, the peak Fz was lower and the impulse was higher at the C1 than at the C2. Furthermore, it was observed that SR and FK (0.9-1.1 BW) elicited a significantly higher peak Fz values compared to the ADH and JJ exercises (0.5-0.8 BW). It can be concluded that the aquatic environment reduces the Fz during head-out aquatic exercises. It should be noted that its magnitude is also dependent on the intensity and the identity of the exercise performed.
Databáze: MEDLINE