Optimal Condition for the Measurement of the Maximum Walking Velocity

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to clarify the optimum condition for measuring the maximum walking velocity. Eighteen healthy adults were ordered to walk 10, 30, 60, 120, and 210 m, and the required time for finishing each distance, walking steps, and heart rate during the walk were measured. All the values obtained were found to exert the relation of a secondary regression with the walking velocity. The maximum walking velocity was obtained from the secondary regression curve, and the measurement condition, where the walking distance was 108 m, measurement time was 33 sec, walking steps were 113 steps, and an increase in heart rate was 68 beats/min, was considered optimum.