He said people might assume that exercising in the water can't be as valuable as exercising on land. Because of the resistance of the water when you move, it doesn't seem like you can work as hard. This new study indicates otherwise, according to a statement of Montreal Heart Institute.
Healthy participants did exercise tests on both the land and in water cycling machines (with water up to chest level). They increased their intensity minute by minute until exhaustion.
Juneau reported that the maximal oxygen consumption - which tells you whether it was a good workout - was almost the same using both types of cycles.
