Speed and Exercise Intensity of Recreational Walkers

The Affective Impact of Exercise Intensity That Slightly Exceeds the Preferred Level

“…The self-selected treadmill speed in this study reached 1.65 ± .40 m⋅s −1 (3.72 ± .90 mph), so the increase in speed beyond the self-selected level was < .20 m⋅s ), the self-selected treadmill speed (1.60 ± .24 m⋅s −1 ) and that adopted when participants were prompted to walk 'briskly' (1.86 ± .12 m⋅s −1 ), consistent with the language in physical activity recommendations, were almost identical (within .05 m⋅s −1 ) to those in the present study (Murtagh, Boreham, & Murphy, 2002). Studies with different samples have also shown that, although self-selected intensities are generally within recommended limits, prompting participants to walk 'fast' or 'as quickly as possible' results in excessively high intensities (Fitzsimons et al, 2005;Hills, Byrne, Wearing, & Armstrong, 2006;Spelman, Pate, Macera, & Ward, 1993).…”

Comparison of Physiological and Metabolic Responses to Playing Nintendo Wii Sports and Brisk Treadmill Walking

“…1.70±0.18 m·s-1, range 1.39-2.08 m·s-1) and is similar to brisk walking speeds reported in previous studies (e.g. Murtagh et al, 2002). Moreover, the 3 bouts of 10 min of brisk treadmill walking did not result in any physiological observations that may have indicated the development of fatigue.…”

Whole-body glucose oxidation rate during prolonged exercise in type 1 diabetic patients under usual life conditions

“…In addition, it also suggests that the exercise intensity chosen for the present study did not induce an important stress in the body. In fact, in view of the prolonged duration of the exercise (3-h), the selected progression speed was slightly lower than the mean brisk walking speed observed in a group of recreational walkers [71]. Under hyperglycemic conditions, Jenni et al [37] observed similar cortisol levels at the start and end of exercises performed by a group of T1DM patients.…”