Well this is testing persons with minor disabilities, so not applicable to most survivors. I can't do this at all, if I could I could cross country ski with two poles.
Here is why:
Fitness trend: Nordic walking
The latest here:
Walking endurance with the Nordic walking modality in people with hemiparesis due to stroke
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Summary
Objectives
The
objective is to determine if
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Summary
Objectives
The objective is to determine if Nordic Walking (NW) is an applicable and safe alternative to traditional walking (TW); to describe walking endurance with NW vs. TW; and to determine if there is a relationship between gait speed or motor impairment and walking endurance in stroke survivors.
Equipment and methods
Cross-sectional study. Walking endurance using both NW and TW modalities was assessed with the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). The Fugl-Meyer Assessment and 10-meter walk test were administered to evaluate motor impairment and gait speed, respectively.
Results
Sixteen stroke survivors (62 ± 10 years; 14 men) with chronic hemiparesis (53 ± 49 months post-stroke) and severe to slight motor impairment (82.3 ± 16.6) participated in the study. NW was shown to be a moderate-intensity physical activity (73.3% HRmax), and there were no incidences of falls. 6MWT performance was 344.6 ± 114.2 m for TW and 310.7 ± 99.2 m for NW. 6MWT performance with NW performance was strongly and positively correlated (r = 0.87) with fast gait speed, but not upper limb or whole-body motor impairment. Though functional performance with TW exceeds that of NW, heart rate and perceived exertion responses show that NW is a feasible and safe moderate-intensity activity in individuals who have experienced a stroke. For this article, only one short NW practice was performed, the benefits of this exercise modality may be more measurable with more practice and over longer periods of time.
(NW) is an applicable and safe alternative to traditional walking (TW); to describe walking endurance with NW vs. TW; and to determine if there is a relationship between gait speed or motor impairment and walking endurance in stroke survivors.
Equipment and methods
Cross-sectional study. Walking endurance using both NW and TW modalities was assessed with the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). The Fugl-Meyer Assessment and 10-meter walk test were administered to evaluate motor impairment and gait speed, respectively.
Results
Sixteen stroke survivors (62 ± 10 years; 14 men) with chronic hemiparesis (53 ± 49 months post-stroke) and severe to slight motor impairment (82.3 ± 16.6) participated in the study. NW was shown to be a moderate-intensity physical activity (73.3% HRmax), and there were no incidences of falls. 6MWT performance was 344.6 ± 114.2 m for TW and 310.7 ± 99.2 m for NW. 6MWT performance with NW performance was strongly and positively correlated (r = 0.87) with fast gait speed, but not upper limb or whole-body motor impairment. Though functional performance with TW exceeds that of NW, heart rate and perceived exertion responses show that NW is a feasible and safe moderate-intensity activity in individuals who have experienced a stroke. For this article, only one short NW practice was performed, the benefits of this exercise modality may be more measurable with more practice and over longer periods of time.
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