<b>Can the walking at a self-selected intensity be effective to improve cardiorrespiratory fitness in normal weight and obese women?</b> - DOI: 10.4025/reveducfis.v20i4.6994

  • Bruno Vinicius Santos Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Hassan Mohamed Elsangedy Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Kleverton Krinski Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Heriberto Colombo
  • Cosme Franklim Buzzachera Università degli Studi di Roma
  • Sergio Gregorio da Silva Universidade Federal do Paraná
Keywords: Intensity. Self-selection. Body mass.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine if the exercise intensities self-selected by normal weight and obese subjects are a suitable stimulus to improve cardiorespiratory fitness. Twenty-two normal weight and 22 obese women performed a graded exercise test to determine maximal physiological parameters and treadmill walking at a self-selected pace. The results of this study demonstrated that for these subject the self-selected walking pace was an effective stimulus to improve cardiorespiratory fitness. Significant differences in oxygen consumption, but not in heart rate and physiological responses at ventilatory threshold, were found between normal weight and obese subjects.

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Author Biographies

Hassan Mohamed Elsangedy, Universidade Federal do Paraná
Doutorando do Curso de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física da Universidade Federal do Paraná de Educação Física
Kleverton Krinski, Universidade Federal do Paraná
Mestrando do Curso de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física da Universidade Federal do Paraná de Educação Física
Cosme Franklim Buzzachera, Università degli Studi di Roma
Doutorando do Università degli Studi di Roma "Foro Italico"/ Roma – Itália
Sergio Gregorio da Silva, Universidade Federal do Paraná
Professor Doutor do Departamento de Educação Física da Universidade Federal do Paraná
Published
2009-12-23
How to Cite
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Santos BV, Elsangedy HM, Krinski K, Colombo H, Buzzachera CF, Silva SG da. <b>Can the walking at a self-selected intensity be effective to improve cardiorrespiratory fitness in normal weight and obese women?</b&gt; - DOI: 10.4025/reveducfis.v20i4.6994. JPhysEduc [Internet]. 2009Dec.23 [cited 2025Sep.13];20(4):587-95. Available from: https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/RevEducFis/article/view/6994
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Vol 20 No 4 (2009)
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