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Older adults who increased their regular walking pace by just 14 steps per minute were more likely to experience clinically significant improvements in a test of aerobic capacity and walking endurance

07.16.25 | PLOS

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Older adults who increased their regular walking pace by just 14 steps per minute were more likely to experience clinically significant improvements in a test of aerobic capacity and walking endurance

Article URL : http://plos.io/45XmRFc

Article title: Walking cadence as a measure of activity intensity and impact on functional capacity for prefrail and frail older adults

High-resolution image link: http://plos.io/44A2RG6

Author countries: U.S.

Funding: This research is supported by the National Institues of Health, National Institue on Aging with awards ( www.nia.nih.gov ) with award MD (R01AG060162) awarded to MD and (R03AG078957) awarded to DSR. The funders played no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0323759

Walking cadence as a measure of activity intensity and impact on functional capacity for prefrail and frail older adults

16-Jul-2025

NO authors have competing interests.

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APA:
PLOS. (2025, July 16). Older adults who increased their regular walking pace by just 14 steps per minute were more likely to experience clinically significant improvements in a test of aerobic capacity and walking endurance. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8J47P5RL/older-adults-who-increased-their-regular-walking-pace-by-just-14-steps-per-minute-were-more-likely-to-experience-clinically-significant-improvements-in-a-test-of-aerobic-capacity-and-walking-endurance.html
MLA:
"Older adults who increased their regular walking pace by just 14 steps per minute were more likely to experience clinically significant improvements in a test of aerobic capacity and walking endurance." Brightsurf News, Jul. 16 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8J47P5RL/older-adults-who-increased-their-regular-walking-pace-by-just-14-steps-per-minute-were-more-likely-to-experience-clinically-significant-improvements-in-a-test-of-aerobic-capacity-and-walking-endurance.html.