ArticleThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2023
Moderate-intensity stepping in older adults: insights from treadmill walking and daily living.
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- The effect of rebound exercise on cognition and balance of females with overweight and obesity.The Libyan journal of medicine · 2025Article
- Rethinking Measurement of Movement-Evoked Pain with Digital Technology.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Associations between within-day step accumulation pattern and clinical measures of physical function: a change-for-change analysis of longitudinal data in community-dwelling older adults.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
- Association of daily step counts and intensity in obesity among older Chinese women: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Cadence (steps/min) and relative intensity in 61 to 85-year-olds: the CADENCE-Adults study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundA step cadence of 100 steps/minute is widely used to define moderate-intensity walking. However, the generalizability of this threshold to different populations needs further research. We investigate moderate-intensity step cadence values during treadmill walking and daily living in older adults.
methodsOlder adults (≥ 60 years) were recruited from urban community venues. Data collection included 7 days of physical activity measured by an activPAL3™ thigh worn device, followed by a laboratory visit involving a 60-min assessment of resting metabolic rate, then a treadmill assessment with expired gas measured using a breath-by-breath analyser and steps measured by an activPAL3™. Treadmill stages were undertaken in a random order and lasted 5 min each at speeds of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 km/h. Metabolic equivalent values were determined for each stage as standardised values (METS
resultsThe study included 53 participants (median age = 75, years, BMI = 28.0 kg/m
conclusionA threshold as low as 70 steps/minute may be reflective of moderate-intensity stepping in older adults, with the vast majority of all bouted free-living stepping occurring above this threshold.
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