Intensive Rehabilitation in Peripheral Arterial Disease With Claudication: Effects of a Treadmill Training With Active Recovery

"Duration training = 40 min : 5 cycles of 6 min each Week 1 speed of the walking exercise fixed at 70% of the max walking test's speed done on the initial walking test speed of the walking recovery fixed at 40% Walking slope : 0% Increase of the speed = 0.1 km/h after each training without pain.~* Week 2 Walking speed = average of the walking speeds done on week 1 Walking slope = 1% Recovery slope = 0% Increase of the slope = 0.5% after each training without pain.~* Week 3 Walking speed = 70% of the maximal walking test's speed Recovery speed = 40 % of the maximal walking test's speed Slope = average of the slopes done on week 2 Increase of the speed = 0.1 km/h .~* Week 4 Speeds = average of the walking speeds done on week 3 Walking slope = 1% Recovery slope = 0% Increase of the slope is 0.5% ."

"Duration of the training 40 minutes (time excluding rest and warm up)~Initial intensity = 3.2 km per hour and slope at 0% Walking until pain 3/5, then stop until pain completely subsides.Resume of walking as soon as possible.~Increase :~Week 1: if the walking is possible during 8 minutes, increase of the slope of 0.5% in each training until 10% Week 2 :if the walking is possible during 8 minutes, increase of the speed 0.2 mile per hour until 3 mph Week 3 :if the walking is possible during 8 minutes, increase of the slope 2% at each training until 15% Week 4 : if the walking is possible during 8 minutes, increase the speed 0.2mph at each training as long as it is possible."