DEEP WATER RUNNING NA REDUÇÃO DA GORDURA CORPORAL E AU MENTO DA FORÇA MUSCULAR EM MULHERES OBESAS: ESTUDO PILOTO.

Introduction: DWR-IT is a training method that aims to improve functional capacity, physical fitness and quality of life, in addition to contribute to the control of obesity. Objective: the objective was to investigate the influence of DWR-IT on body composition, abdominal circumference, quality of life, functional capacity, strength and muscular endurance in obese middle-aged women. Methods: this is a pilot study of an uncontrolled clinical trial, before and after. Abdominal circumference, body composition, and the application of 6MWT, CST, ACT and IWQOL-LITE were evaluated before and after intervention in seven obese middle-aged women. The intervention period lasted 10 weeks with a frequency of three days per week. Results and Discussion: there was a reduction in abdominal circumference (94.71 ± 8.32 cm for 88.43 ± 6.29 cm) and fat mass (29.50 ± 4.35 kg for 26.47 ± 4.85 kg), increase of muscle strength and endurance of the upper limbs (from 12.86 ± 3.44 to 22.71 ± 5.71 repetitions) and lower limbs (from 10.43 ± 2.30 to 14.14 ± 2.67 repetitions) and improvement in the physical function domains (from 38.0; 37.0 - 45.0 to 47.00; 46.0 - 49.50) and self-esteem (from 27.00 to 26.50-27.50 for 30.00; 28.0-33.00) in the IWQOL-LITE questionnaire. Conclusion: ten weeks of DWR-IT were effective to promote the improvement of body composition, strength and muscular endurance, physical function and self-esteem, and the improvement in overweight and obesity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]