Added effects of dual-task water-based exercise on global cognition and physical performance in older women: a three-arm randomized controlled trial
Camila Miranda, Lúcia Faria Borges, Andressa Martins e Silva, Katholyn Penna de Bitencourt, Mariana de Souza Strehl, Juliana Loesch, Cristine Lima Alberton, Andréa Kruger Gonçalves, Aline Nogueira Haas, Ana Carolina Kanitz · 2026
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Camila Miranda and nine colleagues ran a trial in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on water exercise that adds a mental task for older women. One group did dual-task water classes, one did plain water classes, and one did no exercise, over 14 weeks with two sessions a week. Sixty-seven women were split among the groups.
Overall thinking scores did not change in any clear way across groups. Word fluency, though, rose in the dual-task group, fell in the plain exercise group, and stayed flat in controls. Walking tests gave mixed and odd results, with the control group gaining on one timed dual-task walk. Grip strength rose in the plain exercise group. No harms from the classes were reported.
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| CREATOR | Camila Miranda, Lúcia Faria Borges, Andressa Martins e Silva, Katholyn Penna de Bitencourt, Mariana de Souza Strehl, Juliana Loesch, Cristine Lima Alberton, Andréa Kruger Gonçalves, Aline Nogueira Haas, Ana Carolina Kanitz |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |