Health Benefits of Underwater Treadmill Exercise for Active Adults

Abstract

To assess health benefits of hydrotherapy using an underwater treadmill when added to the exercise of adults who are already participating 3 days per week in a university fitness program. We hypothesized that the underwater treadmill would be beneficial for muscle and joint comfort, energy for activities of daily living (ADLs), sleep quality, and well-being in people for whom additional land based exercise would likely have resulted in overtraining symptoms.