YÜZME HAVUZUNDA YAPILAN NEFES EGZERSİZLERİNİN YETİŞKİN SEDANTERLERDE BAZI DOLAŞIM VE SOLUNUM SİSTEMİ PARAMETRELERİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of breathing exercises in swimming pool on some circulatory and respiratory system parameters in sedentary adults men. Methods: A total of 56 voluntary men participated in this study; 28 men with mean age of 24,67±4,49 (years), mean height of 177,61±6,14 (cm), mean body weight (BW) of 72,12±8,11 (kg) comprised the experimental group and 28 men with mean age of 25,57±4,18 (years), mean height of 175,29±4,44 (cm), mean body weight (BW) of 74,30±8,01 (kg) comprised the control group. Age, Height, BW, Resting Heart Rate (RHR)i Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP), Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP), Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV₁), Tiffeneau Rate (FEV₁/FVC), Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF), Forced Expiratory Flow 25-75% (FEF_25-75), Forced Expiratory Time (FET), Forced Inspiratory Vital Capacity (FIVC) parameters of participants were measured twice before and after the exercise. The experimental group was given breathtaking exercises in the swimming pool, lasting 60 minutes in a day, four days a for eight weeks. Paired Sumple T test was used for repeated measurements, Independent Sumple T test was used for intergroup measurements. Significance levels have been determined as 0.01 and 0.05. Findings: Statistically significant differences were found between pretest-posttest values of FEVC, FEV₁/FVC, PEF, FEF_25-75, FIVC in experimental group (p<0.05, p<0.01). Statistically significant differences were found in values of Pulse and FEV₁/FVC between posttest measurement averages of experimental and control group (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was observed that water breathing exercise had positive effects on some respiratory system parameters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]