Nordic walking versus walking without poles for rehabilitation with cardiovascular disease: Randomized controlled trial

Abstract

After a 4-week training period, Nordic walking training appeared more efficient than training without poles for increasing walk distance on the 6-min walk test for patients with ACS and PAOD.

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Clinical Trials Examining the Benefit of Exercise Programmes Using Nordic Walking in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease

“…The design of the Nordic walking programmes included in the trials varied. Three of the trials delivered supervised Nordic walking programmes at a central facility, 18,20,24 one trial used a combination of supervised and unsupervised Nordic walking sessions, 17 and one trial assessed a home based exercise programme with telephone support. 19,21 The control group in each trial also varied.…”

“…In three of the trials, in which the Nordic walking programme was fully supervised, the control group was allocated to a supervised exercise programme of standard walking which was performed on treadmills in two of the three trials. 18,20,24 In one trial, in which the Nordic walking programme was provided by a combination of supervised and unsupervised exercise sessions, the control group received best medical treatment alone. 17 In the final trial, in which the Nordic walking programme was home based, the control group received an identical home based programme of standard walking.…”

“…Only one of the trials reported blinding of the outcome assessors. 24 In two of the included trials, losses to follow up were more than 10% of the included patients, 19,20 and in one trial, data were only reported on participants completing the trial. 20 None of the trials reported assessment of the primary outcome beyond 24 weeks, although in one trial physical activity was assessed for up to 12 months.…”

Screening and Basic Workup of a Patient with Peripheral Vascular Disease – A Primer of Physicians

“…Nordic walking (NW) exercises may also be recommended, as they have been shown to increase walking distance in patients with PAD [53,54]. They involve a 10-minute warm-up, a 45-minute session of walking at a pace dictated by a calculated training heart rate, and a 5-minute low-intensity cool down 5 times per week for 2 months [55].…”

‘Relaxing Way to Spend a Day’ or ‘Best Way to Keep Fit and Healthy’. Comparison of Leisure Experiences in Rambling and Nordic Walking and their Contributions to Well-Being

“…It has received increasing academic attention in exploring the positive effects of Nordic walking on groups of people with special needs and various medical problems (e.g. Breyer et al 2010;Reuter et al 2011;Choi 2017;Girold et al 2017). The ample evidence of health benefits of Nordic walking gives the opportunity for reinventing leisure walking as an innovative means to maintain and improve health and well-being of British sedentary populations.…”