| > | | | | speed than those who walked one to two times |
| | | | per week. |
| A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows | | | | Approximately 20 percent of the elderly have. |
| that walking three times a week, even in an | | | | Research has shown that tends to worsen over |
| unsupervised exercise program, can significantly | | | | time, but participation in regular physical |
| improve walking ability and slow progression of | | | | rehabilitation programs that include supervised |
| peripheral artery disease. However, many patients | | | | treadmill walking at least three times a week has |
| with have difficulty attending a supervised | | | | been shown to improve walking performance and |
| exercise program because of cost or | | | | slow the progression of the disease. However, |
| transportation problems. | | | | many patients with have difficulty attending a |
| A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows | | | | supervised exercise program because of cost or |
| that walking three times a week, even in an | | | | transportation problems. |
| unsupervised exercise program, can significantly | | | | Results of the Northwestern study suggest that |
| improve walking ability and slow progression of | | | | unsupervised walking exercise, such as that |
| peripheral artery disease. Often causes leg pain | | | | performed at home, also slows progression of. |
| because of impaired blood flow in the arteries. | | | | The researchers tested participants’ |
| The study of men and women, conducted by | | | | physical ability by measuring the distance they |
| researchers at the School of Medicine, indicates | | | | could walk in 6 minutes and by observing their |
| that those who walked for exercise three or | | | | ability to get up from a chair unassisted; how well |
| more times per week had a significantly smaller | | | | they maintained balance in a standing position; and |
| average annual decline in walking distance and | | | | how fast they could walk over a short distance. |