Application of underwater resistance training with university students: A brief systematic review

University students experience poor health conditions and psychological wellbeing because of insufficient physical activity participation. This study aimed to review the existing literature on the application of underwater resistance training in university students. We conducted a systematic review to report the use of underwater resistance training in university students by identifying articles through a search on PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, and the Cochrane library using search items representing “underwater” and “resistance” and “university students.” Quantitative experimental studies with university students, in which one of the interventions was underwater resistance training, were included. The literature search yielded 288 articles of which 4 met the inclusion criteria. Collectively, the studies involved 64 participants, including healthy university students and college athletes. Studies included different underwater resistance training forms. Each training session was 14 to 15minutes and lasted between 2 days and 8 weeks. After different periods of underwater resistance training, the participants showed more improvement in balance, flexibility, and aerobic power. No study examined the effects of underwater resistance training on sleep quality, quality of life, or mental health in university students. The review indicates that underwater resistance training improves physical function in university students. The results could be used in future studies to design an exercise intervention involving underwater resistance training for improving physical fitness among university students. Une grande proportion d’étudiants ont une aptitude physique faible et un état de bien-être psychologique souvent insatisfaisant en grande partie à cause d’une pratique physique insuffisante. L’objectif de cette étude est de réviser des documents existants sur l’application de l’entraînement en résistance dans l’eau chez les étudiants universitaires. Nous avons effectué une revue systématique sur l’application de l’entraînement en résistance dans l’eau chez les étudiants universitaires grâce à la recherche des articles sur PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL et la bibliothèque Cochrane en utilisant des mots-clés « dans l’eau », « résistance » et « étudiants universitaires ». Après le tri initial par les trois mots-clés, nous avons sélectionné les articles dont les études quantitatives mises en œuvre respectaient les deux conditions que les participants étaie