Cardiorespiratory responses of healthy subjects to calisthenics performed on land versus in water. From: Physical Therapy | Date: July 1, 1992| Author: Cassady, Sandra L.; Nielsen, David H. | COPYRIGHT 1992 American Physical Therapy Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This study evaluated the oxygen consumption (V[o. sub.2]) and heart rate response curves for standardized upper- and lower.-extremty exercise on land and in water. Forty healthy subjects performed one upper-extremity and one lower-extremity exercise at three selected cadences on land and in water. Steady-state heart rate was determined by electrocardiographic radiotelemetry and expressed as a percentage of age-predicted maximal heart rate (% APMHR). Percentage of age-predicted maximal heart...