We evaluated the effect of added weight load on exercise oxygen consumption (VO 2) and
heart rate (HR) in 13 cardiac rehabilitation patients (age 66, VO 2 max= 27 mL/kg/min). Each …

This study compared the responses of walking with 2.5-lb ankle weights (AW) and wrist
weights (WW) to no additional weight (WN) in 16 patients in a Phase III and IV cardiac …

Background: To evaluate the hemodynamic and metabolic requirements of activities of daily
living (ADL), specifically simulated grocery carrying, 11 cardiac patients volunteered to …

The effect of a 3-week exercise programme on performance and economy of walking was
analysed in 16 male patients with chronic heart failure [mean age 51.8 (SD 6.9) years …

The purposes of this preliminary investigation were to evaluate the oxygen cost and caloric
expenditure for 21 healthy volunteer men and women (mean age= 28.3 yrs.) during full …

Background Epidemiologic evidence suggests that 8,368 kJ or 2000 kcal per week of
moderate physical activity, including walking and stair climbing, can reduce risk of coronary …

To assess metabolic cost of extremely slow walking, nine patients with coronary heart
disease (means age, 56.1 yr) underwent multistage treadmill testing using standard open …

Danielsson A, Sunnerhagen KS. Oxygen consumption during treadmill walking with and
without body weight support in patients with hemiparesis after stroke and in healthy subjects …

The purpose of the study was to assess the effects of three different modes of upper
extremity training on the hemodynamic and metabolic responses to weight carrying in men …

Twenty subjects, 10 men and 10 women (x age= 27 years), were studied walking on a
treadmill at a constant speed of 4 mph under four conditions: walking normally (NU), walking …