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