What the study found
Swimming improved the six-minute walk outcome, while aquatic resistance and combined training improved several strength and functional-fitness measures compared with controls.
Participants and protocol
Eighty adults aged 60–70 were randomized to swimming, aquatic resistance, combined exercise or control over sixteen weeks, with two sessions weekly.
What this cannot establish
The outcomes concern older adults' functional fitness rather than triathlon performance. Results do not establish that any older adult can safely begin high-intensity swimming without an appropriate starting assessment.
Publication details
- Record
- PubMed 39448717
- Publication types
- research-article · Randomized Controlled Trial
- Indexed subjects
- Body Composition · Blood Pressure · Physical Endurance · Swimming · Physical Fitness
- Source record checked
- 2026-10-18
Publication type and subject indexing describe the record; they are not a quality grade or proof of a benefit. An abstract does not replace a review of the full methods and results.
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