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Evidence suggests Walking mayincreaseFunctional capacity.
12 studies (13 claims)
Moderate consensus
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a home-based walking program | Increases - improved | functional capacity | Human | low-risk patients after MI | Not specified | A Home-Based Walking Program Improves Respiratory Endurance in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 13× |
| unsupervised home-based progressive walking program | Increases - led to significant improvements | functional capacity | Human | men at low cardiovascular risk after recent acute myocardial infarctions | Progressive outdoor walking program (specific frequency/distance not detailed). | A home-based walking program improves erectile dysfunction in men with an acute myocardial infarction.cited 20× |
| ~25 min/day of slow-paced walking | Increases - sufficient to improve | functional capacity | Human | this population | Minimal effective dose: ~25 min/day of slow-paced walking (74 METs-min/day); optimal dose: ~50 min/day (143 METs-min/day). | Optimal dose and type of physical activity to improve functional capacity and minimise adverse events in acutely hospitalised older adults: a systematic review with dose-response network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.cited 17× |
| walking | Increases - can potentially improve | functional capacity | Human | heart failure patients | Not specified (pedometer-based walking intervention). | Statistical analysis plan for a randomized controlled trial examining pedometer-based walking intervention in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: the WATCHFUL trial.cited 1× |
| pedometer-based walking intervention combined with face-to-face sessions and regular telephone contact | Increases - improves | functional capacity | Human | heart failure patients | Not specified (pedometer-based walking intervention). | Statistical analysis plan for a randomized controlled trial examining pedometer-based walking intervention in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: the WATCHFUL trial.cited 1× |
| walking | Increases - improving | functional capacity | Human | patients with fibromyalgia (FM) | Walking with heart rate at the anaerobic threshold, 50 minutes 3 times a week. | Swimming Improves Pain and Functional Capacity of Patients With Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 29× |
| combined exercise training and home-based walking programme | Increases - clinically relevant increase | functional capacity | Human | patients with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Not specified (home-based walking program combined with exercise training). | Effectiveness of a combined exercise training and home-based walking programme on physical activity compared with standard medical care in moderate COPD: a randomised controlled trial.cited 20× |
| 6-minute walking test (6MWT) | No effect - is a widely available and well-tolerated test for the assessment of | functional capacity | Human | patients with HF | Not specified | 6-minute walking test: a useful tool in the management of heart failure patients.cited 183× |
| 6-Minute Walking Test (6MWT) | No effect - is a safe, standardized and well utilized method to assess | functional capacity | Human | — | Not specified | Developing and validating equations to predictcited 5× |
| 6-Minute Walking Test (6MWT) | No effect - to assess | functional capacity and cardiorespiratory fitness | Human | childhood ALL survivors | Not specified | Developing and validating equations to predictcited 5× |
| Hypocaloric Diet + Walking | Increases - Improvement was observed | body composition and functional capacity | Human | men who are overweight | 60 minutes per session, 3 days a week | The Role of Exercise: Physical Fitness Changes Caused by Hypocaloric Diet and Exercise in Men Who Are Overweight.cited 1× |
| walking field tests | No effect - may be a cost-effective approach that provides valuable information regarding the functional capacity in agreement to | functional capacity | Human | — | Not specified | Are cardiovascular and metabolic responses to field walking tests interchangeable and obesity-dependent?cited 6× |
| pedometer-based walking program plus TheraBand resistance exercise | Increases - increased | functional capacity | Human | older individuals with sarcopenia | 7,500 steps/day for 5 days/week plus TheraBand resistance exercise twice a week. | Beneficial effects of walking-based home program for improving cardio-respiratory performance and physical activity in sarcopenic older people: a randomized controlled trial.cited 9× |
| Nordic walking (NW) | Increases - conferred additional benefits in increasing | functional capacity | Human | patients with coronary artery disease | 12-week exercise programs (HIIT, MICT, or NW) | Sustained Effects of Different Exercise Modalities on Physical and Mental Health in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 11× |