Determinants of walking fitness in patients with heart failure attending cardiac rehabilitation

P Doherty, AS Harrison, R Hossain - Open heart, 2019 - openheart.bmj.com
Introduction Patients with heart failure (HF) attending cardiac rehabilitation (CR) benefit in
terms of improved quality of life, physical fitness and reduced hospital admissions. Too few …

Who, when, and how much?: Epidemiology of walking in a middle-income country

PC Hallal, MR Azevedo, FF Reichert… - American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Physical inactivity is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Walking, an inexpensive and accessible activity, is protective against unhealthy …

[HTML][HTML] Yes,“exercise is medicine”…. but it is so much more!

AK Swisher - Cardiopulmonary physical therapy journal, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
is like prescribing a pill for a patient who cannot swallow. We must match the delivery
method of activity to what the patient can accomplish successfully. Sometimes, that might …

Brisk walking, fitness, and cardiovascular risk: a randomized controlled trial in primary care

MA Tully, ME Cupples, WS Chan, K McGlade… - Preventive …, 2005 - Elsevier
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of 30 min of self-paced, non-supervised, brisk
walking, 5 days per week on the health and fitness of people aged 50–65 years. DESIGN …

Comparison of energy expenditure to walk or run a mile in adult normal weight and overweight men and women

M Loftin, DE Waddell, JH Robinson… - The Journal of Strength …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Loftin, M, Waddell, DE, Robinson, JH, and Owens, SG. Comparison of energy
expenditure to walk or run a mile in adult normal weight and overweight men and women. J …

Your Walk

JP Porcari - ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal, 1999 - journals.lww.com
John Porcari, Ph. D., FACSM, is a professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport
Science at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He also is the executive director of the La …

Differential associations of walking and cycling with body weight, body fat and fat distribution-the ACTI-Cités Project

M Menai, H Charreire, P Galan, C Simon, JA Nazare… - Obesity Facts, 2018 - karger.com
Background: Research on the associations between walking and cycling with obesity-
related phenotypes is growing but relies mostly on the use of BMI. The purpose of this study …

Effects of a 10,000 steps per day goal in overweight adults

PL Schneider, DR Bassett Jr… - American Journal of …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose. This study was designed (1) to examine the effects of a 10,000 steps· d− 1 exercise
prescription on sedentary, overweight/obese adults, and (2) to examine the effects of …

Physical activity and lifestyle medicine

JM Rippe - American journal of lifestyle medicine, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
213 vol. 15• no. 3 American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine routinely counsel people on
physical activity. This is an unfortunate, wasted opportunity given that 70% of individuals in …

500-meter and 1000-meter moderate walks equally assess cardiorespiratory fitness in male outpatients with cardiovascular diseases.

G Mazzoni, G Chiaranda, J Myers… - The Journal of Sports …, 2017 - europepmc.org
Background The walking speed maintained during a moderate 1-km treadmill walk (1k-TWT)
has been demonstrated to be a valid tool for estimating peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak), and …