Trial reportObesity facts2019
The Determinants of the Preferred Walking Speed in Individuals with Obesity.
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- Validity of energy expenditure from combined accelerometry and heart rate during load carriage in adults with overweight to mild obesity.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- The progressive power program: An exercise intervention to improve health outcomes in adults with overweight and obesity.MethodsX · 2026Article
- Morphological Influences and Energetic Walking Flexibility in Determining Preferred vs. Optimal Speeds: An Evolutionary Human Ecology Perspective on Children and Adolescents.American journal of biological anthropology · 2025Article
- Changes in Walking Stability at Different Percentages of Preferred Walking Speed in Healthy Young and Older Adults: Insights From Movement Component Analysis.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2025Article
- Walking around the preferred speed: examination of metabolic, perceptual, spatiotemporal and stability parameters.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Retro walking treadmill training reduces C-reactive protein levels in overweight and obese young adults: A randomized comparative study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Classification of moderate-intensity overground walking speed in 21- to 85-year-old adults.Journal of sports sciences · 2022Article
- Objectively-measured step cadence and walking patterns in a rural African setting: a cross-sectional analysis.BMC research notes · 2022Article
- Effect of very large body mass loss on energetics, mechanics and efficiency of walking in adults with obesity: mass-driven versus behavioural adaptations.The Journal of physiology · 2022Article
- The Role of Walking Experience in the Emergence of Gait Harmony in Typically Developing Toddlers.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Obesity, Even in the Metabolically Healthy, Increases the Risk of Poor Physical Performance: A Cross-Sectional Study of Older People in a Chinese Community.Clinical interventions in aging · 2021Article
- Comparison of Gait Speed Reserve, Usual Gait Speed, and Maximum Gait Speed of Adults Aged 50+ in Ireland Using Explainable Machine Learning.Frontiers in network physiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe preferred walking speed (PWS), also known as the "spontaneous" or "self-selected" walking speed, is the speed normally used during daily living activities and may represent an appropriate exercise intensity for weight reduction programs aiming to enhance a more negative energy balance.
objectivesThe aim of this study was to examine, simultaneously, the energetics, mechanics, and perceived exertion determinants of PWS in individuals with obesity.
methodsTwenty-three adults with obesity (age 32.7 ± 6.8 years, body mass index 33.6 ± 2.6 kg/m2) were recruited. The participants performed 10 min of treadmill familiarization, and PWS was determined. Each subject performed six 5-min walking trials (PWS 0.56, 0.83, 1.11, 1.39, and 1.67 m/s). Gas exchanges were collected and analyzed to obtain the gross energy cost of walking (GCw), rated perceived exertion (RPE) was measured using a 6-20 Borg scale, and the external mechanical work (Wext) and the fraction of mechanical energy recovered by the pendular mechanism (Recovery) were computed using an instrumented treadmill. Second-order least-squares regression was used to calculate the optimal walking speed (OWS) of each variable.
resultsNo significant difference was found between PWS (1.28 ± 0.13 m/s) and OWS for GCw (1.28 ± 0.10 m/s), RPE cost of walking (1.38 ± 0.14 m/s), and Recovery (1.48 ± 0.27 m/s; p > 0.06 for all), but the PWS was significantly faster than the OWS for Wext (0.98 ± 0.56 m/s; p < 0.02). Multiple regression (r = 0.72; p = 0.003) showed that ∼52% of the variance in PWS was explained by Recovery, Wext, and height.
conclusionThe main finding of this study was that obese adults may select their PWS in function of several competing demands, since this speed simultaneously minimizes pendular energy transduction, energy cost, and perceived exertion during walking. Moreover, recovery of mechanical work, external work, and height seem to be the major determinants of PWS in these individuals.
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