Förändras syreupptagningsförmågan hos kvinnor efter regelbunden stavgång respektive gång utan stavar?
The purpose of this study was to evaluate if there is a difference in maximal aerobic power (VO2-max) between walking with poles and without poles. Thirty-four healthy women between the ages of 22 and 60 years participated. They were randomised into two groups, seventeen individuals walked with poles and seventeen walked without poles. Both groups walked four kilometres three times a week, for eight weeks. Each completed a submaximal cycle ergometertest before and after the exercise period. A subjective evaluation if aerobic fitness had improved after the exercise period was also done. Thirty-one women completed the study. The result didn?t show a significant difference in improved VO2 max between the groups. Several in both groups experienced a better aerobic fitness.