The improvement of walking speed after cardiac rehabilitation is associated with the reduction in the metabolic cost of walking in older persons

Raffaele Molino-Lova; Guido Pasquini; Federica Vannetti; Anita Paperini; Tatiana Forconi; Renato Zipoli; Paola Polcaro; Francesca Cecchi; Claudio Macchi

doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.11.007

The improvement of walking speed after cardiac rehabilitation is associated with the reduction in the metabolic cost of walking in older persons

Raffaele Molino-Lova, Guido Pasquini, Federica Vannetti, Anita Paperini, Tatiana Forconi, Renato Zipoli, Paola Polcaro, Francesca Cecchi, Claudio Macchi

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Background: To walk a given distance older persons consume more metabolic energy than younger adults across all speeds. As physical activity interventions improve a variety of physical performance measures in older persons, including walking speed, in this study we hypothesized that the improvement of walking speed might be associated with the reduction of the metabolic cost of walking and we tested our hypothesis in a selected sample of older patients receiving cardiac rehabilitation. Methods: In 120 patients (88 men and 32 women, mean age 74.1 years ± SD 5.0) we assessed energy expenditure during the 6-min Walk Test (6mWT) before and after the rehabilitation using a portable system for direct calorimetry. Results: On the 6mWT performed after the rehabilitation patients significantly increased total energy expenditure (28.0. kcal ± SD 8.3 vs. 25.7. kcal ± SD 7.6, p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	458-461
Number of pages	4
Journal	Gait and Posture
Volume	35
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.11.007
Publication status	Published - Mar 2012

Keywords

Elderly, Rehabilitation
Gait economy
Physical activity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Rehabilitation
Biophysics

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The improvement of walking speed after cardiac rehabilitation is associated with the reduction in the metabolic cost of walking in older persons. / Molino-Lova, Raffaele; Pasquini, Guido; Vannetti, Federica ; Paperini, Anita; Forconi, Tatiana; Zipoli, Renato; Polcaro, Paola; Cecchi, Francesca ; Macchi, Claudio.

In: Gait and Posture, Vol. 35, No. 3, 03.2012, p. 458-461.

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Molino-Lova, Raffaele ; Pasquini, Guido ; Vannetti, Federica ; Paperini, Anita ; Forconi, Tatiana ; Zipoli, Renato ; Polcaro, Paola ; Cecchi, Francesca ; Macchi, Claudio. / The improvement of walking speed after cardiac rehabilitation is associated with the reduction in the metabolic cost of walking in older persons. In: Gait and Posture. 2012 ; Vol. 35, No. 3. pp. 458-461.

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