Self-Paced Walking as a Method for Exercise Testing in Elderly and Young Men

摘要: 1. An exercise test has been developed which is suitable for elderly or frail subjects. It based on free walking at three different speeds a level indoor course of 256 m. The subject sets his own pace in accord with simple instructions. 2. Twenty-four men and ten young took part the study. 3. time number paces taken to cover two sections 100 m within were used establish that subjects walked steadily. Walking speed, frequency stride length then calculated. 4. Heart rate was obtained body-borne tape recorders related speed. heart standard speed could be by interpolation. This an assessment cardiovascular response (physical condition). variation repeating ±5% there no significant difference between age groups. 5. found correlate moderately well conventional physical condition oxygen uptake from tests bicycle ergometer. 6. also as performance index since characteristic subject. younger group significantly faster than older group. As therefore sensitive differences.