Title
Walking, fitness, body composition and inch loss
Document Type
Article
Department or Administrative Unit
Nutrition Exercise and Health Sciences
Publication Date
6-1996
Abstract
Twenty-two women aged 53.4±8.6 years (mean ± SD) walked four nights per week for eight weeks at 76% of maximum heart rate in an indoor facility. The women maintained their regular diet as evidenced by comparison of three-day diet records before and during the study. The fitness level of the women improved. Resting heart rate improved from 78.2±9.9 beats per minute (bpm) to 71.4±9.9 bpm after eight weeks of walking (p<0.05). Heart rate after 6 minutes on a treadmill set at 3 miles per hour also improved (117±19.0 bpm before to 110.6±11.1 bpm after, p<0.05). The subjects lost weight (75.23±17.9 kg before to 74.55±17.81 kg after, p<0.05), and reduced percent body fat (34.4±6.0 to 33.4±6.0 percent, p<0.005). Circumference measures only indicated a reduction in one area. The chest measure reduced from 40.9±5.4 to 39.8±5.2 inches, (p<0.005). Therefore, this study indicated that walking can result in increased fitness, weight loss, and fat loss. Inch loss may not be as easily detectable.
Recommended Citation
Bergman, E. A., Boyungs, J. C., & Joseph, E. (1996). Walking, fitness, body composition and inch loss. Nutrition Research, 16(6), 907–914. https://doi.org/10.1016/0271-5317(96)00090-5
Journal
Nutrition Research
Rights
Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Inc.
Comments
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