High‐Intensity Progressive Resistance Training Improves Flat‐Ground Walking in Older Adults with Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease

Abstract

H-PRT significantly improved 6MW ability in older adults with intermittent claudication from PAD, whereas L-RT and unsupervised walking did not. Improvement in walking ability was significantly related to improvements in bilateral calf and hip extensor endurance, supporting further investigations targeted at musculoskeletal impairment in this cohort.