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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Obesity Volume 2010, Article ID 231074, 7 pages doi:10.1155/2010/231074 Clinical Study Effects of Aquajogging in Obese Adults: A Pilot Study Eveline J. M. Wouters,1, 2 Annemieke M. A. Van Nunen,3 Rinie Geenen,4 Ronette L. Kolotkin,5, 6 and Ad J. J. M. Vingerhoets2 1 Department of physiotherapy, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, P.O. Box 347, 5600 AH Eindhoven, The Netherlands 2 Clinical Psychology Section, Tilburg University, P.O. box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands 3 PsyQ, Anderlechstraat 17, 5628 WB Eindhoven, The Netherlands 4 Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80140, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands 5 Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting, 762 Ninth Street, Durham, NC 27705, USA 6 Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA Correspondence should be addressed to Eveline J. M. Wouters, e.wouters@fontys.nl Received 27 May 2009; Revised 28 June 2009; Accepted 20 July 2009 Academic Editor: Jonatan R. Ruiz Copyright © 2010 Eveline J. M. Wouters et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Aim and Method . To examine in obese people the potential effectiveness of a six-week, two times weekly aquajogging program on body composition, fitness, health-related quality of life, and exercise beliefs. Fifteen otherwise healthy obese persons participated in a pilot study. Results. Total fat mass and waist circumference decreased 1.4 kg (P = .03) and 3.1 cm (P = .005), respectively. The distance in the Six-Minute Walk Test increased