Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Nordic walking exercise on functional fitness in older adults. Seventeen healthy adults (11 women and 6 men, aged 70±6 yr) volunteered to participate in the exercise group (EX-group) and 17 (14 women and 3 men, aged 69±7 yr) volunteered as controls (CN-group). The EX-group participated in a 12-week supervised exercise program for 904 min/day, 3 days per week. After the program, the EX-group showed significant improvements in the arm curl, chair stand, up and go, back scratch and 12-min walk tests compared with the CN-group.
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