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To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of treadmill training on SaO2, maximum oxygen consumption (VO2 max) and maximum walking distance in elderly healthy subjects. DOI: 10.2174/1874944501306010067]
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Our study included 20 men and 21 women, with mean age of 65.1 + 2.7 years (Range 60-69). An increase in the mean values of SaO2, VO2 max and maximum walking distance after 12 weeks of controlled exercise and also at the 30th week and the 48th week of the program (P<0.05). There has been a decrease in the mean values of VO2 max, SaO2 and maximum walking distance after the 30th and 48th week in comparison with the values after the first 12 weeks.
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Physical activity is known to play an important role in improving the cardio-pulmonary function and arterial blood oxygenation (SaO2) in elderly subjects.
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Farouk Allam
Ain Shams University
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This page is a summary of: Sustained Improvement of Arterial Blood Oxygenation, Maximum Oxygen Consumption and Maximum Walking Distance after Treadmill Training in Healthy Elderly Subjects?, The Open Public Health Journal, November 2013, Bentham Science Publishers,
DOI: 10.2174/1874944501306010067.
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