Metodologia para o planejamento de aulas de hidroginástica/Metodology for planning shallow-water fitness

The aim to this study was to analyze a methodology for a shallow-water fitness planning. Seventeen women performed individually shallow-water fitness. The authors have obtained the oxygen uptake and heart rate every 20 seconds. The blood lactate concentration and rate perceived exertion (RPE) were collected every 5 minutes and 50 seconds. Mean, repeated-measures ANOVA and Bonferroni's post hoc tests were used for each variable between the phases and the six blocks of class. The variables increased progressively until block 4 and, from block 5 they started to decrease, which confirmed the pyramid structure suggested. The responses found at the main phase indicate that, the physical fitness can be improved, when shallow-water fitness is performed regularly and in the same situation as in this study, with a RPE fairly easy. In conclusion, this methodology structure seems to be efficient for others shallow-water fitness.