Consequently, it may be suggested that programs that use WMs can be more effective in reducing FM in the short term, but further studies are needed to confirm this hypothesis because there were small differences regarding kinase inhibitor Abiraterone this variable between the groups in the pre-test. Although it could be considered that our results favor training with WMs to improve body composition, this was not observed with respect to variables related to physical capacity. By observing the improvements of the three groups, the most pronounced increases with respect to the number of flexions and sit-ups that they were able to perform are seen in the ADIDFG (98.2% and 40.26% compared to 62.62% and 21.14% for the WMG and 30.6% and 27.4% for the EBG).

These results support previous results characterizing strength training in an aquatic environment to be at least equivalent to land-based training in terms of increasing muscle strength (Colado et al., 2009b). However, it should be noted that it is possible that this study is committing type II errors in some of the analysis relating to the comparisons between groups, because there were no significant differences between the GC and the experimental groups in the post-test for most of the variables. Thus, it is possible that apart from suggesting differences between the intervention groups and the GC in the post-test, this also increases the number of significant differences in the different variables between experimental groups. In summary, this study has important implications related to both the possible practical applications of these data as well as the need to further continue this line of research.

Concerning the practical applications, we have shown that training using ADIDF is as effective as training using EBs or WMs to improve physical capacity in postmenopausal women, and also results in improvements in the body composition of the subjects. In addition, our study continues to support the use of the OMNI-RES-AM along with the number of target repetitions as an effective tool to control the intensity of the exercises, as important adaptations have been achieved by using this scale. However, it remains necessary for further studies to address this issue specifically. Furthermore, as already suggested in previous studies, this resource can be of great help when devices are used for strength training that cannot be adjusted according to the amount of resistance provided (Colado et al.

, 2010). Finally, it should also be noted that due to limitations on the sample size when trying to obtain high Drug_discovery statistical power for the comparisons between groups, it may be of interest to implement research projects that address these shortcomings and that supplement the results reported in this investigation. However, despite this limitation, it must be highlighted the big effort to equalize the three treatment groups and accordingly we think that this article can contribute positively to the literature in this area.