Effect of repeated hot water immersion on muscle strength, power, function and physical activity in healthy older adults: A randomised crossover trial
= 0.125; n = 7), whilst grip strength increased in the control arm (P = 0.004) and decreased post-intervention compared to control (P = 0.039). SPPB total and component scores, lower body power, gait measures and physical activity levels were unchanged (all P > 0.05). Repeated HWI under the conditions employed did not improve strength, power, lower extremity function or physical activity levels in this cohort, and does not appear to be an effective method to improve indices of muscle function in healthy older adults.
Authors
- Joseph Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5682-6897)
- Timothy Exell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3306-5236)
- Anthony I. Shepherd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6392-7944)
- Amy Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7006-6465)
- Melitta A. McNarry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0813-7477)
- Daniel D. Piccolo
- Zoe L. Saynor
- Jo Corbett
- Kelly A. Mackintosh
- Mohammad G. A. Alnajjar
- Poppy A. Marsh
- Veronika Praskacova
- Luke C. Hudson
Institutions
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
- Swansea University (GB)
- NIHR Southampton Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit (GB)
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- University of Portsmouth (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Experimental Physiology
- Published
- 2026-04-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1113/ep093501
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00