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Effects of walking training on health‐related fitness in healthy middle‐aged adults—a randomized controlled study
Author(s) -
KukkonenHarjula K.,
Laukkanen R.,
Vuori I.,
Oja P.,
Pasanen M.,
Nen A.,
UusiRasi K.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1600-0838
pISSN - 0905-7188
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1998.tb00198.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fibrinogen , cholesterol , endocrinology , physical therapy
The effects of walking training on VO 2 max, serum lipoproteins and plasma fibrinogen were studied in 119 healthy middle‐aged persons. Training prescription was 65–75% of VO 2 max, 50 min/session, four times a week for 15 weeks. The net difference (between pre‐posttraining changes in the walking and control group) was statistically significant for VO 2 max (0.14 1 · min −1 , 95% CI 0.04, 0.23), total cholesterol (−0.20 mmol · 1 −1 , CI −0.34, −0.06), LDL cholesterol (−0.17 mmol · 1 −1 , CI −0.29, −0.05), ratio of HDL cholesterol to total cholesterol (0.014, CI 0.005, 0.023), and triglycerides (−0.15 mmol · 1 −1 , CI −0.26, −0.04). No statistically significant changes occurred in fibrinogen. The findings indicate that walking training of moderate intensity resulted in a modest increase in VO 2 max and minor but consistently favorable changes in serum lipoproteins.