Physiological response to nordic walking with anti-shock poles

• Published in: Walking Research Vol. 26; pp. 29 - 36
• Main Authors: Nagatsu, Koki, Tsuchiya, Ryota, Uchimaru, Jin, Takamiya, Keisuke, Tsujikawa, Hiroto, Sugiyama, Koji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japanese Academy of Sciences in Walking 2023; 日本ウォーキング学会
• Subjects: Anti-shock poles; Muscles oxygenation; Nordic walking; Oxygen uptake; アンチショック機能; ノルディックウォーキング; 筋酸素動態; 酸素摂取量
• ISSN: 2758-8904
• DOI: 10.60255/walkingresearch.26.0_29

The purpose of present study was clarified to the physiological response to nordic walking with anti-shock poles. The healthy 6 men subjects who familiar with nordic walking participated in this study. They performed three incremental tests（ 20m shuttle walk test）, walking（ W）,nordic walking （NNP）, and nordic walking with anti-shock poles （ASNP）. Heart rate （HR）, respiratory metabolism, muscles oxygenation,perceived of exertion （RPE） and stride length were measured during experiments. HR, V4 O2, muscle oxygenation of triceps brachii, and stride were significantly different in the NNP and ASNP compared to the W. Especially, V4 O2 and total hemoglobin content of triceps brachii of ASNP were significantly higher than those of W only for ASNP at specific speeds. There were no differences between the conditions in muscle oxygenation dynamics in the vastus lateralis. In RPE, NNP and ASNP were higher than W only in upper extremities, with no differences in lower extremities and whole body. It is concluded that ASNP does not compromise the features of NW and provides additional physiological responses depending on the speed.