Water-based exercise for adults with asthma.

Background: Asthma is a common condition characterised by airway inflammation and airway narrowing, which can result in intermittent symptoms of wheezing, coughing and chest tightness, possibly limiting activities of daily life. Water-based exercise is believed to offer benefits for people with asthma through pollen-free air, humidity and effects of exercise on physical function.

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of water-based exercise for adults with asthma.

Effectiveness of exercise at workplace in physical fitness: uncontrolled randomized study.

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of workplace exercise for employee health by means of health-related physical activity components.

Methods: A randomized uncontrolled study with 20 workers was carried out during three months to evaluate a workplace exercise program. The selected outcomes were flexibility, body mass, fat percentage, lean mass, blood pressure, and heart rate.