Influence of water depth on energy expenditure during aquatic walking in people post stroke.
Hyosok LimDaniel AzurdiaBrenda JengTaeyou JungPublished in: Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy (2018)
People post stroke consume less energy in chest-depth water, which may allow them to perform prolonged duration of training. Thigh-depth water demonstrated greater EE compared with other water depths; thus, it can be recommended for time-efficient cardiovascular exercise. Waist-depth water showed similar EE to land walking, which may have been contributed by the countervailing effects of buoyancy and water resistance.