Figure 1.

Aerobic fitness assessed by VO₂max (A) and 800 m walking test (B) at baseline, after 12‐week water‐based exercise (WE) program and, with 4 and 6 weeks of detraining. (C) Correlation between these functional capacity evaluations. Open circles shows the trained group; closed circles shows the untrained group. Two‐way analysis of variance followed by a Tukey post hoc test was applied for comparisons. *p<0.05 vs. baseline and group without any exercise training; ⁺p<0.05 vs. 12 weeks of WE; #p<0.05 vs. 4 weeks of detraining.