Oxygen uptake, heart rate, perceived exertion, and integrated electromyogram of the lower and upper extremities during level and Nordic walking on a treadmill

Autor: Shizuo Katamoto, Koji Sugiyama, Hisato Tomita, Mami Kawamura
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of Physiological Anthropology
ISSN: 1880-6805
DOI: 10.1186/1880-6805-32-2
Popis: The purpose of this study was to characterize responses in oxygen uptake ( ), heart rate (HR), perceived exertion (OMNI scale) and integrated electromyogram (iEMG) readings during incremental Nordic walking (NW) and level walking (LW) on a treadmill. Ten healthy adults (four men, six women), who regularly engaged in physical activity in their daily lives, were enrolled in the study. All subjects were familiar with NW. Each subject began walking at 60 m/min for 3 minutes, with incremental increases of 10 m/min every 2 minutes up to 120 m/min , and HR were measured every 30 seconds, and the OMNI scale was used during the final 15 seconds of each exercise. EMG readings were recorded from the triceps brachii, vastus lateralis, biceps femoris, gastrocnemius, and tibialis anterior muscles. was significantly higher during NW than during LW, with the exception of the speed of 70 m/min (P
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