Healthy older adults Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
An interval-brisk-walking-training program consisting of three sessions per week for 4 weeks. The subjects will participate in a supervised indoor/outdoor training program consisting of repetitions of
Sponsors
University of Southampton (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. English literacy 2. Age 65 to 75 years 3. Accessible by telephone 4. Vision and hearing adequate to complete the tasks administered in this study 5. Signed informed consent (not by proxy) 6. Nonsmoker 7. At least 30 minutes of physical activity at least 3 days per week
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Orthopedic and gait influencing conditions (e.g. severe chronic low back pain) 2. Cognitive deficits (e.g. self-reported diagnosis of Alzheimer?s disease) 3. Medical contraindication to exercise or severe coexisting disease which would interfere with performance 3.1. current cancer 3.2. major surgery within the last year 3.3. current infectious disease 3.4. recent unhealed fractures 3.5. disorders with a highly variable course (e.g. multiple sclerosis) 3.6. falls with fracture 3.7. recurrent falls 3.8. neurologic disease 3.9. seizure disorder 3.10. Huntington?s disease 3.11. Parkinson?s disease 3.12. hepatic failure 3.13. renal failure 3.14. cerebrovascular events 3.15. class A-3 or higher (American College of Sports Medicine [ACSM] 1998).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Six-Minute Walk 2. Fifty-Foot Fast Walk | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Stroop Color-Word Test 2. Symbol-Digits Modalities Test 3. Five-Minute Walk 4. Repeated Sit-to-Stand 5. Repeated Trunk Flexion 6. Dynamic Balance 7. Medical Outcomes Study Short-form Health Survey 36-items | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed