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Physiological and Perceptual Responses to Nordic Walking in a Natural Mountain Environment
Background: Interest around Nordic Walking (NW) has increased in recent years. However, direct comparisons of NW with normal walking (W), particularly in ecologically valid environments is lacking. The aim of our study was to compare NW and W, over long distances in a natural mountain environment. M...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664736/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29039775 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101235 |
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author | Grainer, Alessandro Zerbini, Livio Reggiani, Carlo Marcolin, Giuseppe Steele, James Pavei, Gaspare Paoli, Antonio |
author_facet | Grainer, Alessandro Zerbini, Livio Reggiani, Carlo Marcolin, Giuseppe Steele, James Pavei, Gaspare Paoli, Antonio |
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description | Background: Interest around Nordic Walking (NW) has increased in recent years. However, direct comparisons of NW with normal walking (W), particularly in ecologically valid environments is lacking. The aim of our study was to compare NW and W, over long distances in a natural mountain environment. Methods: Twenty one subjects (13 male/8 female, aged 41 ± 12 years, body mass index BMI 24.1 ± 3.7), walked three distinct uphill paths (length 2.2/3.4/7 km) with (NW) or without (W) walking poles over two separate days. Heart rate (HR), energy expenditure (EE), step length (SL), walking speed (WS), total steps number (SN) and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were monitored. Results: HR (+18%) and EE (+20%) were higher in NW than in W whilst RPE was similar. SN (−12%) was lower and SL (+15%) longer in NW. WS was higher (1.64 vs. 1.53 m s(−1)) in NW. Conclusions: Our data confirm that, similarly to previous laboratory studies, differences in a range of walking variables are present between NW and W when performed in a natural environment. NW appears to increase EE compared to W, despite a similar RPE. Thus, NW could be a useful as aerobic training modality for weight control and cardiorespiratory fitness. |
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spelling | pubmed-56647362017-11-06 Physiological and Perceptual Responses to Nordic Walking in a Natural Mountain Environment Grainer, Alessandro Zerbini, Livio Reggiani, Carlo Marcolin, Giuseppe Steele, James Pavei, Gaspare Paoli, Antonio Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: Interest around Nordic Walking (NW) has increased in recent years. However, direct comparisons of NW with normal walking (W), particularly in ecologically valid environments is lacking. The aim of our study was to compare NW and W, over long distances in a natural mountain environment. Methods: Twenty one subjects (13 male/8 female, aged 41 ± 12 years, body mass index BMI 24.1 ± 3.7), walked three distinct uphill paths (length 2.2/3.4/7 km) with (NW) or without (W) walking poles over two separate days. Heart rate (HR), energy expenditure (EE), step length (SL), walking speed (WS), total steps number (SN) and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were monitored. Results: HR (+18%) and EE (+20%) were higher in NW than in W whilst RPE was similar. SN (−12%) was lower and SL (+15%) longer in NW. WS was higher (1.64 vs. 1.53 m s(−1)) in NW. Conclusions: Our data confirm that, similarly to previous laboratory studies, differences in a range of walking variables are present between NW and W when performed in a natural environment. NW appears to increase EE compared to W, despite a similar RPE. Thus, NW could be a useful as aerobic training modality for weight control and cardiorespiratory fitness. MDPI 2017-10-17 2017-10 /pmc/articles/PMC5664736/ /pubmed/29039775 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101235 Text en © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Grainer, Alessandro Zerbini, Livio Reggiani, Carlo Marcolin, Giuseppe Steele, James Pavei, Gaspare Paoli, Antonio Physiological and Perceptual Responses to Nordic Walking in a Natural Mountain Environment |
title | Physiological and Perceptual Responses to Nordic Walking in a Natural Mountain Environment |
title_full | Physiological and Perceptual Responses to Nordic Walking in a Natural Mountain Environment |
title_fullStr | Physiological and Perceptual Responses to Nordic Walking in a Natural Mountain Environment |
title_full_unstemmed | Physiological and Perceptual Responses to Nordic Walking in a Natural Mountain Environment |
title_short | Physiological and Perceptual Responses to Nordic Walking in a Natural Mountain Environment |
title_sort | physiological and perceptual responses to nordic walking in a natural mountain environment |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664736/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29039775 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101235 |
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