HomeAge WellAgingDoes Gait Stability Increase Physical Activity in Treadmill Exercises?

Does Gait Stability Increase Physical Activity in Treadmill Exercises?

Researchers examined the relationship between gait stability and physical activity in older adults performing treadmill exercises.

Walking is a good physical activity, and previous studies have found that it provides improved gait stability in the elderly. As published in the European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, researchers recently used treadmill exercises to evaluate the association between gait stability and physical activity.

This European study involved 21 research participants who were young women between the ages 18 to 40 and 21 older women between the ages 65 to 75. The women were all physically healthy and were cleared of all medical conditions. Physical activity was assessed by having the subjects wear a multi-sensor activity monitor for an entire week. The researchers calculated gait in relation to speed, stride length stance and width, and swing during different treadmill walking speeds.

The results showed that gait variability was significantly and negatively associated with levels of physical activity in the older women. Older women with moderate, but not high levels of gait variability, and a moderate or high preferred walking speed were better able to meet the physical activity recommendations. These results have significance to those designing interventions aimed to improve physical activity levels in the elderly.

Written by Dr. MòNique J. Grant Coke, DNP, MPH, BSN, Medical Writer

Reference: Ciprandi, D., Bertozzi, F., Zago, M., Pimenta, C., Ferreira, L., Boari, G., Sforza,C. & Galvani, C. (2017). Study of the association between gait variability and physical activity. European Review of Aging and Physical Activity (2017) 14:19 DOI 10.1186/s11556-017-0188-0

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTERS

Stay Connected
10,288FansLike
820FollowersFollow
249FollowersFollow
2,787FollowersFollow

Article of the month

Recurring Bacterial Vaginosis? Get your man medicated

Aussie sex scientists say that when it comes to recurring bacterial vaginosis, men can help by getting to work on their own down under.

Joke Of The Day – April 20

- Doctor, is it known to science why people go bald? -Yes, we have the exact answer. People go bald because their hair falls out...

ADVERTISE WITH US

error: Content is read-only and copy-protected.