Power Walking in Cardiac Patients Who Underwent Post-coronary Angioplasty

"Exercise in the form of Power walking at hospital for 10-20 minutes on treadmill with various exercise intensities. Weekly Steps at home 30 minutes walking with target to reach 1000 steps daily.~It is a form of exercise where active upper body movement is performed along with usual walking. It is a fast walking exercise done at a speed of 6 to 8 km/h. During power walking the back is kept straight with the centre of gravity moving from heal, sole, and to hallux. There is active swing back and forth movement of elbow joint with 90 degrees of flexion while walking.~Weekly protocol for power walking~* Week 1 60-65 % of the target heart rate (THR) 5,000 to 7,499 steps/day~* Week 2 65-70 % of the target heart rate (THR) 7,500 to 9,999 steps/day~* Week 3 70-75 % of the target heart rate (THR) \>=10,000 steps/day~* Week 4 75-80 % of the target heart rate (THR) \>12,500 steps per day"

Standardised Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation based on ACSM Guidelines the intervention group received the following four weeks of intense training program