Effect of Aquatic High Intensity Resistive Training on Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

The experimental group participants will involve in aquatic high intensity resistive training sessions. The participants in the intervention group will receive 1 h of supervised lower limb aquatic resistance training three times a week for 12 weeks, for a total of 36 training sessions.

The control group will maintain usual care and will be asked to continue their usual leisure time activities. They will be offered the possibility of participating in two sessions consisting of 1 h of light stretching and relaxation during the 3-month intervention period.