Effects of age and physical activity status on the speed-aerobic demand relationship of walking - PubMed (original) (raw)
Effects of age and physical activity status on the speed-aerobic demand relationship of walking
P E Martin et al. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1992 Jul.
Abstract
Older adults tend to show lower preferred walking speeds and higher aerobic demands per distance walked than young adults. It has been suggested that a more sedentary life-style contributes to diminished musculoskeletal functioning, which in turn contributes to poorer economy of motion in the aged and sedentary adults. The purpose of this study was to quantify the speed-aerobic demand relationship during walking for old (greater than 65 yr of age) and young adults and to determine whether physical activity status affects this relationship. Aerobic demands for 30 young and 30 old individuals representing sedentary and physically active groups were measured as the subjects performed treadmill walking at seven speeds ranging from 0.67 to 2.01 m/s. All four age/physical activity groups displayed U-shaped speed-aerobic demand curves with minimum gross oxygen consumption per unit distance walked (ml.kg-1.km-1) at 1.34 m/s. A statistically significant age effect on walking aerobic demand was observed, with old subjects showing an 8% higher mean aerobic demand than the young subjects. This age-related effect was not associated with shifts in the speed at which aerobic demand was minimized or with the preferred walking speed of older individuals falling on a less economical portion of the speed-aerobic demand curve. Rather, it was speculated that declines in force-generating capacity of muscle in the aged may require recruitment of additional motor units and perhaps an additional proportion of less economical fast twitch muscle fibers to generate necessary forces. Physical activity status had no significant effect on walking aerobic demand.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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