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KMID : 0359420080260020175
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Korean Journal of Sports Medicine
2008 Volume.26 No. 2 p.175 ~ p.179
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The Comparison of Exercise Intensity between Power Walking and Running
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Park Dong-Sik
Kim Dong-Hyun
Nam Hee-Seung
Hur Jin-Gang
Woo Ji-Hea
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Abstract
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Recently more people are turning to power walking(fitness walking) to improve and maintain their health. But, there was no clinical data of difference between fitness walking and running in exercise intensity. The purpose of this study was to make a comparison of exercise intensity between power walking and running. Twenty one healthy male subjects completed steady state exercise at selected speed of 6∼8km/hr by power walking and running. The parameters of exercise intensity including heart rate, oxygen consumption and Borg scale of percei- ved exertion were measured for last 2 minutes of each exercise treadmill test. The results showed that power walking had similar intensity to running in all of the parameters. The intensity of power walking is about 90∼96% of that of running. This study suggests that power walking might be a good alternative aerobic exercise to running
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KEYWORD
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Oxygen consumption, Heart rate, Walking, Running, Treadmill
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