Active elderly women discriminate exertional verbal instructions across walking conditions
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-4690.2025e39191318Palavras-chave:
Walk speed, Perceived exertion, Exercise instructions, Exercise prescriptionResumo
This study was designed to analyze the ability of active older women to interpret exertional instructions intended to produce its associated level of effort by comparing average walking speed (WS), heart rate (%HRreserve), rating of perceived exertion (RPE), and affective responses (AR) in specific exercise conditions and instructions during 20 minutes walking. Sixteen older women (66.9±5.0yrs) underwent individually to six separate experimental sessions of 20 minutes walking. Participants received standardized exertional verbal instructions for each walking condition. Heart rate, RPE and AR were recorded at the end of the 20 minutes walking. The distance walked was monitored and the average walking speed was calculated. The repeated measures ANOVA revealed a significant main effect of exercise condition for WS, %HRreserve and RPE (p<0.001, respectively); Bonferroni’s post hoc indicated that such responses did not differ between Spontaneous, Self-Select and Prescribed Exertion Moderate conditions. In each prescribed condition WS, %HRreserve, and RPE demonstrated a positive gradient effect from easy to hard intensities according to the pre-participated effort instruction. The repeated measures ANOVA revealed a no significant difference main effect of the exercise condition for AR (p=0.378); the AR remained stable and positive in all conditions. Active older women were able to discriminate exertional verbal instructions for low to vigorous intensities that elicited a corresponding physiological response (heart rate), a concurrent RPE, and a distinct walking speed. The AR remained stable and positive regardless of the walking condition. These findings highlight the applicability of a pre-participated exertional instruction to guide elderly women in regulating their walking intensity.
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