TY - JOUR
T1 - Feasibility and impact of high-intensity walking training in frail older adults
AU - Danilovich, Margaret K.
AU - Conroy, David E.
AU - Hornby, T. George
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Human Kinetics, Inc.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/10
Y1 - 2017/10
N2 - To investigate the impact of high-intensity walking training (HIWT) on prefrail and frail older adults, five assisted living residents underwent a supervised 12-session intervention. The intervention consisted of 30min of HIWT at 70-80% of heart rate reserve or ratings of 15 to 17 (hard to very hard) on the Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion scale. Training included walking at fast speeds, multi-directions, stairs, and outdoor surfaces with and without an assistive device. Training significantly reduced frailty using the SHARE-FI (p = .008), increased fast gait speed (p = .01), improved 6-min walk test distance (p = .03), and enhanced Berg Balance Scale scores (p = .03). There were no adverse events and all participants reached target training intensity in all 12 sessions. Participants viewed the walking intervention as highly satisfactory (9.6/10 on a Likert scale) and 100% recommended that the assisted living facility should offer HIWT as part of routine programming.
AB - To investigate the impact of high-intensity walking training (HIWT) on prefrail and frail older adults, five assisted living residents underwent a supervised 12-session intervention. The intervention consisted of 30min of HIWT at 70-80% of heart rate reserve or ratings of 15 to 17 (hard to very hard) on the Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion scale. Training included walking at fast speeds, multi-directions, stairs, and outdoor surfaces with and without an assistive device. Training significantly reduced frailty using the SHARE-FI (p = .008), increased fast gait speed (p = .01), improved 6-min walk test distance (p = .03), and enhanced Berg Balance Scale scores (p = .03). There were no adverse events and all participants reached target training intensity in all 12 sessions. Participants viewed the walking intervention as highly satisfactory (9.6/10 on a Likert scale) and 100% recommended that the assisted living facility should offer HIWT as part of routine programming.
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U2 - 10.1123/japa.2016-0305
DO - 10.1123/japa.2016-0305
M3 - Article
C2 - 28120633
AN - SCOPUS:85031694392
VL - 25
SP - 533
EP - 538
JO - Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
JF - Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
SN - 1063-8652
IS - 4
ER -