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Evidence suggests Resistance Training mayincreaseWalking ability.
46 studies (54 claims)
Moderate consensus
Typical effective dose 4000 (4000–4000) mlacross 1 dosed study
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| resistance training at constant intensity | No effect - compared the effect | impact of fibromyalgia, sleep quality, anxiety, depression, pain, walking ability, and musculoskeletal capacity | Human | patients with fibromyalgia | 40-minute treadmill walk at low intensity (60-70% of maximum heart rate). | Effects of progressive intensity resistance training on the impact of fibromyalgia: protocol for a blinded randomized controlled trial.cited 1× |
| resistance training at progressive intensity | No effect - compared the effect | impact of fibromyalgia, sleep quality, anxiety, depression, pain, walking ability, and musculoskeletal capacity | Human | patients with fibromyalgia | 40-minute treadmill walk at low intensity (60-70% of maximum heart rate). | Effects of progressive intensity resistance training on the impact of fibromyalgia: protocol for a blinded randomized controlled trial.cited 1× |
| 2 weekly sessions of supervised progressive resistance training (PRT) in combination with 5 weekly sessions of unsupervised home-based exercise | Increases - improved more in the IG compared to CG | maximal walking speed | Human | patients with lower pre-operative function scheduled for total hip replacement (THR) | Intervention group: 5 days/week home-based exercise + 2 days/week PRT; Control group: 7 days/week home-based exercise. | Effect of early supervised progressive resistance training compared to unsupervised home-based exercise after fast-track total hip replacement applied to patients with preoperative functional limitations. A single-blinded randomised controlled trial.cited 44× |
| Ballistic resistance training | No effect - inconclusive results | fastest comfortable walking speed | Human | adults with neurologic conditions | Not specified | Ballistic Resistance Training: Feasibility, Safety, and Effectiveness for Improving Mobility in Adults With Neurologic Conditions: A Systematic Review.cited 8× |
| Ballistic resistance training | Increases - positive treatment effect | self-selected walking speed | Human | adults with neurologic conditions | Not specified | Ballistic Resistance Training: Feasibility, Safety, and Effectiveness for Improving Mobility in Adults With Neurologic Conditions: A Systematic Review.cited 8× |
| ballistic resistance training | No effect - had similar effects on all secondary outcomes by 6 months | walking speed, strength, balance and quality of life | Human | people with a neurological movement disorder affecting mobility as a result of traumatic brain injury | Three 60-minute sessions per week. | Ballistic resistance training has a similar or better effect on mobility than non-ballistic exercise rehabilitation in people with a traumatic brain injury: a randomised trial.cited 6× |
| home-based lower limb resistance training (LLRT) | Increases - significantly increased | 6-min walking distances (6MWDs) | Human | patients with stable COPD | Six sets of lower limb training cycles using self-gravity resistance and Thera-band resistance at 8-12RM, 20-30 min/session, 3 sessions/week | Effects of home-based lower limb resistance training on muscle strength and functional status in stable Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.cited 35× |
| single-limb, high-repetitive, resistance training with elastic bands, three times/week for 8 weeks | No effect - change in | 6-min walking distance | Human | patients with stable severe to very severe COPD who are older than 40 years of age | Three times/week for 8 weeks (using elastic bands). | Muscular and functional effects of partitioning exercising muscle mass in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.cited 6× |
| two-limb high-repetitive resistance training with elastic bands, three times/week for 8 weeks | No effect - change in | 6-min walking distance | Human | patients with stable severe to very severe COPD who are older than 40 years of age | Three times/week for 8 weeks (using elastic bands). | Muscular and functional effects of partitioning exercising muscle mass in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.cited 6× |
| fast-velocity concentric resistance training (FVCRT) program | Increases - improved in EG | walking endurance | Human | people with multiple sclerosis (MS) | Not specified | Effects of fast-velocity concentric resistance training in people with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial.cited 11× |
| Lokomat-applied resistance (Loko-R) training | Increases - may help improve performance | skilled overground walking tasks | Human | people with m-iSCI | 45-minute sessions, 3 times/week. | Training with robot-applied resistance in people with motor-incomplete spinal cord injury: Pilot study.cited 40× |
| home-based resistance training program delivered through an innovative technological solution | Increases - positively affected | walking parameters | Human | healthy older adults | 3 sessions per week (target adherence was 61% in the first trimester). | Feasibility and effectiveness of a 6-month, home-based, resistance exercise delivered by a remote technological solution in healthy older adults.cited 5× |
| 4-months intensive aquatic resistance training | Increases - was maintained | increased walking speed | Human | post-menopausal women with mild knee osteoarthritis | 48 supervised intensive aquatic resistance training sessions over 4 months | Effects of high intensity resistance aquatic training on body composition and walking speed in women with mild knee osteoarthritis: a 4-month RCT with 12-month follow-up.cited 62× |
| 4-months intensive aquatic resistance training | Increases - increase | walking speed | Human | post-menopausal women with mild knee osteoarthritis | 48 supervised intensive aquatic resistance training sessions over 4 months | Effects of high intensity resistance aquatic training on body composition and walking speed in women with mild knee osteoarthritis: a 4-month RCT with 12-month follow-up.cited 62× |
| nonperiodized (NP) resistance training program | Increases - showed significant improvements | walking speed | Human | healthy community-dwelling older women | Twice weekly sessions over 22 weeks; NP: 3 sets of 8-10 reps at "difficult" intensity (RPE 5-6); DUP: one session at "moderate" intensity (RPE 3) performed as fast as possible, and one session similar to NP. | Periodized and non-periodized resistance training programs on body composition and physical function of older women.cited 27× |
| lower limb resistance training | Increases - may have the potential to improve | walking speed | Human | people with multiple sclerosis (MS) | Not specified | Changes in walking speed following resistance training in people with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 1× |
| resistance training | Increases - significant yet variable improvement | walking speed | Human | people with MS | Not specified | Changes in walking speed following resistance training in people with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 1× |
| resistance training | Increases - significantly improve | walking speed | Human | people with MS | Not specified | Changes in walking speed following resistance training in people with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 1× |
| Progressive resistance training | No effect - Pooled effect sizes of meta-analyses were below the level of minimal clinical significance | 6 min walking test | Human | Adults with primary/idiopathic Parkinson's disease | Not specified | Progressive resistance training in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 29× |
| Progressive resistance training | No effect - Pooled effect sizes of meta-analyses were below the level of minimal clinical significance | comfortable walking speed | Human | Adults with primary/idiopathic Parkinson's disease | Not specified | Progressive resistance training in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 29× |
| Progressive resistance training | No effect - Pooled effect sizes of meta-analyses were below the level of minimal clinical significance | fast walking speed | Human | Adults with primary/idiopathic Parkinson's disease | Not specified | Progressive resistance training in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 29× |
| progressive resistance training | Increases - may offset | these declines in walking speed | Human | nursing home residents | Not applicable (observational study). | Prevalence and Risk Factors for Low Habitual Walking Speed in Nursing Home Residents: An Observational Study.cited 23× |
| progressive resistance training (PRT) | No effect - were not different | walking capacity | Human | hemodialysis patients | Two sets of 15-20 repetitions, thrice a week | Effect of continuous progressive resistance training during hemodialysis on body composition, physical function and quality of life in end-stage renal disease patients: a randomized controlled trial.cited 42× |
| progressive resistance training | Increases - increased | walking speed | Human | patients after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty | Progressive resistance training group: home-based exercise 5 days/week + progressive resistance training 2 days/week; control group: home-based exercise 7 days/week. | The efficacy of early initiated, supervised, progressive resistance training compared to unsupervised, home-based exercise after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial.cited 17× |
| progressive resistance training | No effect - was not superior to home based exercise seven days/week | walking speed | Human | patients after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty | Progressive resistance training group: home-based exercise 5 days/week + progressive resistance training 2 days/week; control group: home-based exercise 7 days/week. | The efficacy of early initiated, supervised, progressive resistance training compared to unsupervised, home-based exercise after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial.cited 17× |
| whole-body resistance training | Increases - improved | 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) | Human | patients hospitalized for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 2 sets of 8 repetitions per muscle group, initial load set at 80% of 1-repetition maximum. | Impact of resistance training in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients during periods of acute exacerbation.cited 52× |
| a home-based exercise program consisting of aerobic exercise thrice weekly and resistance training twice weekly | Increases - significantly improved | distance in incremental shuttle walking test | Human | PD patients | Aerobic exercise thrice weekly and resistance training twice weekly | Home-based Aerobic Exercise and Resistance Training in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 42× |
| progressive resistance training program | Increases - generally show an improvement | walking speed | Human | adults after hip fracture | Intensity progressed from 60% to 80% of 1RM, with 3-4 lower limb exercises (hip and knee movements). | Effects of Progressive Resistance Training After Hip Fracture: A Systematic Review. |
| conventional resistance training (CRT) | Increases - increased | 6-min walking distance (6MWD) | Human | lung cancer patients | Not specified | Rehabilitation in patients with radically treated respiratory cancer: A randomised controlled trial comparing two training modalities.cited 43× |
| high-load low-velocity resistance training program | Increases - increased | 6-minute walking performance | Human | active older adults | Resistance training at 95% of individual peak power, twice weekly for 5 weeks. | Effect of Resistance Training Programs With Equated Power on Older Adults' Functionality and Strength: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 2× |
| low intensity resistance training with blood flow restriction | Increases - significantly improved | walking ability | Human | middle-aged and older adults | Not specified | The Effect of Low Intensity Resistance Training with Blood Flow Restriction on Fall Resistance in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis.cited 4× |
| low intensity resistance training with blood flow restriction | Increases - can effectively improve | walking ability | Human | middle-aged and older adults | Not specified | The Effect of Low Intensity Resistance Training with Blood Flow Restriction on Fall Resistance in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis.cited 4× |
| Heart failure Exercise And Resistance Training (HEART) Camp | Increases - significantly improved | walking distance on the 6-minute walk test | Human | Participants with HFpEF | ≥120 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week (40%-80% of heart rate reserve). | The HEART Camp Exercise Intervention Improves Exercise Adherence, Physical Function, and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Adults With Preserved Ejection Fraction Heart Failure.cited 14× |
| high intensity functional anaerobic and progressive resistance training of the lower limbs | Increases - We have previously reported increased | overground walking capacity, agility and sprint power | Human | individuals with CP aged 15-30 years | 3 sessions per week of high-intensity functional anaerobic and progressive resistance training. | The effect of combined functional anaerobic and strength training on treadmill gait kinematics and kinetics in ambulatory young adults with cerebral palsy.cited 7× |
| low intensity resistance training combined with blood flow restriction | No effect - no significant differences in the effects | functionality measured by tests with patterns similar to walking | Human | — | Not specified | The effects of resistance training with blood flow restriction on muscle strength, muscle hypertrophy and functionality in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review with meta-analysis.cited 18× |
| high-speed resistance training | Increases - is best for improving | walking speed | Human | patients with cognitive frailty | Not specified for walking-related interventions. | Effect of non-pharmacological interventions in people with cognitive frailty: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.cited 2× |
| resistance training alone | No effect | improving walking endurance | Human | — | 12 weeks of supervised treadmill exercise (specific frequency not detailed). | Exercise training for intermittent claudication.cited 55× |
| resistance training alone | No effect - may not transfer to improve | other activities such as walking | Human | Individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) | 3 × 75 min sessions per week, consisting of 5 lower limb resistance exercises and 2-3 functional anaerobic exercises per session. | FAST CP: protocol of a randomised controlled trial of the efficacy of a 12-week combined Functional Anaerobic and Strength Training programme on muscle properties and mechanical gait deficiencies in adolescents and young adults with spastic-type cerebral palsy.cited 8× |
| light resistance training | No effect - not | treadmill peak walking time | Human | patients with symptomatic PAD | Intermittent walking to mild to moderate claudication pain (specific frequency not detailed). | Changes in vascular and inflammatory biomarkers after exercise rehabilitation in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease.cited 24× |
| neuromuscular strength-resistance training as part of a cardiac rehabilitation programme | No effect - evaluate the effectiveness | mean difference in change from baseline in the Incremental Shuttle Walking Test | Human | patients following acute coronary syndrome | 20 sessions divided into aerobic training and neuromuscular or classical strength-resistance training. | Effects of neuromuscular training compared to classic strength-resistance training in patients with acute coronary syndrome: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.cited 2× |
| functional high-velocity resistance (power) training | Increases - to improve | walking ability | Human | young children with cerebral palsy | Power exercises loaded at 50-70% of maximum unloaded speed, performed 3 times a week. | Effectiveness of Functional Power Training on Walking Ability in Young Children With Cerebral Palsy: Study Protocol of a Double-Baseline Trial.cited 11× |
| functional resistance training (FRT) during walking configured to resist the hip and knee | No effect - was not different from resisting the knee | walking with resistance | Molecular | non-disabled individuals | Not specified. | Functional resistance training during walking: do biomechanical and neural effects differ based on targeted joints?cited 1× |
| integrated instability resistance training and cognitive training (IRCT) | Increases - demonstrated enhancements in | walking abilities | Human | elderly women | Not specified | Comparative effects of cognitive and instability resistance training versus instability resistance training on balance and cognition in elderly women.cited 1× |
| isolated instability resistance training (IRT) | Increases - demonstrated enhancements in | walking abilities | Human | elderly women | Not specified | Comparative effects of cognitive and instability resistance training versus instability resistance training on balance and cognition in elderly women.cited 1× |
| resistance training of the lower extremities | No effect - balance improvements did not correlate with improvements | walking | Human | participants with chronic stroke | 3 days/week for 12 weeks. | Balance and walking performance are improved after resistance and aerobic training in persons with chronic stroke.cited 33× |
| resistance training | Increases - Improvement in 6-minute walking test distance was associated with | 6-minute walking test distance | Human | adults with exacerbation of COPD | Not specified for walking interventions. | Nonpharmacologic Therapies in Patients With Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.cited 7× |
| resistance training (RT) | Increases - significantly improved | maximum walking speed | Human | older adults | 45 minutes, 3 times per week. | A 24-Week Combined Resistance and Balance Training Program Improves Physical Function in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| Resistance training (RT) | Increases - significantly improved | total walking distance (WD) | Human | patients with peripheral artery disease | Training ranged from low to high intensity, 2-7 times per week. | Resistance training as a treatment for older persons with peripheral artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 42× |
| Resistance training (RT) | Increases - clinically improved | treadmill and flat ground walking ability | Human | persons with peripheral artery disease | Training ranged from low to high intensity, 2-7 times per week. | Resistance training as a treatment for older persons with peripheral artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 42× |
| Resistance training (RT) | Increases - improves | walking ability | Human | persons with peripheral artery disease | Training ranged from low to high intensity, 2-7 times per week. | Resistance training as a treatment for older persons with peripheral artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 42× |
| resistance training | No effect - No differences were observed | usual walking speed | Human | postmenopausal women | Eight total body exercises at 70% of one repetition maximum, performed three times a week | Effect of resistance training volume on walking speed performance in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial.cited 12× |
| high-volume resistance training (six sets) | Increases - improved | fast walking speed | Human | postmenopausal women | Eight total body exercises at 70% of one repetition maximum, performed three times a week | Effect of resistance training volume on walking speed performance in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial.cited 12× |
| resistance training | Increases - enhanced the effectiveness of standard care to improve | walking ability | Human | patients with severe to moderate walking disability during inpatient rehabilitation in intensive care unit acquired weakness | Intervention applied 5 days a week. | Cycle ergometer training vs resistance training in ICU-acquired weakness.cited 19× |
| resistance training | No effect - did not improve | walking ability | Human | persons with MS | Not specified (interventions lasted 5-24 weeks). | Physical activity and disability outcomes in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review (2011-2016).cited 40× |
| resistance training (RT) | Increases - significant improvement | walking ability and performance measured by the 6MWT | Human | people with COPD | Not specified | Impact of resistance training on the 6-minute walk test in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 18× |
| resistance training | No effect - did not improve | walking capacity outcomes | Human | patients with Parkinson disease | Frequency of 2 times per week (optimal benefit). | Effect of Long-term Exercise Therapy on Motor Symptoms in Parkinson Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.cited 6× |
| resistance training | No effect - has been ineffective for improving | walking outcomes | Human | adults with neurological conditions | Not specified | Clinical education alone is sufficient to increase resistance training exercise prescription.cited 4× |
| Resistance Training | Increases - increase | walking pressure amplitude | Human | RT group | Not specified | Effects of lower limb muscle strengthening on interface pressure in older adults undergoing inelastic compression: Randomized controlled clinical trial. |
| 12-week home-based resistance training program | Increases - showed a statistically significant time effect for | 6-minute walking distance | Human | participants | Not specified (home-based resistance-band exercises, 12-week program). | Effects of a Home-Based Resistance Training Program on Recovery From Total Hip Replacement Surgery: Feasibility and Pilot Testing.cited 14× |
| high volume resistance training (HVRT) | Increases - was effective in increasing | fast walking speed | Human | older adults | Resistance training categorized as low (LVRT), moderate (MVRT), and high volume (HVRT) based on weekly training volume (frequency × exercises × sets). | Effects of Resistance Training Volume on Physical Function, Lean Body Mass and Lower-Body Muscle Hypertrophy and Strength in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of 151 Randomised Trials.cited 1× |