Conclusions : Currently , there is insufficient evidence about the effects of combined aerobic and resistance exercise compared to isolated aerobic exercise or usual care on walking performance .
However , despite the low quality of evidence , the combined aerobic and resistance exercise seems to be an effective strategy to improve walking performance in patients with intermittent claudication .
These combined exercise modes or isolated aerobic exercise produce positive and significant results on walking performance .
The usual care approach has a trend to deteriorate the walking performance .
Background : The short-term benefits of aerobic and resistance exercise in subjects affected by Peripheral Arterial Disease ( PAD ) are scarcely examined in interaction .
This study aim ed to identify the effects of combined aerobic and resistance exercise programs on walking performance compared with isolated aerobic exercise or with the usual care in patients with intermittent claudication .
Acute effects of walking and combined exercise on oxidative stress and vascular function in peripheral artery disease
The aim of this study was to compare the effects of a single session of walking and combined exercise on oxidative stress and vascular function in peripheral arterial disease patients . Thirteen patients with peripheral arterial disease underwent two experimental sessions in r and om order : walking ( ten sets of 2‐min walking at the speed corresponding to the onset of claudication pain with 2‐min interval between sets ) and combined exercise ( 1 × 10 reps in eight resistance exercises plus five‐two‐minute sets of walking ) . Before and after the exercise , vascular function ( blood flow , leg vascular resistance and blood‐flow postreactive hyperaemia ) and oxidative stress ( malondialdehyde and plasma nitrite levels ) were obtained . Blood flow increased similarly after both sessions , whilst leg vascular resistance decreased similarly after both sessions . Plasma nitrite increased only after the combined exercise . Malondialdehyde decreased after both sessions , and the decrease was greater after combined exercise . As a conclusion , a single session of combined exercise improves blood flow and leg vascular resistance similarly to walking session ; however , combined exercise promoted better effects on oxidative stress
Conclusions : Currently , there is insufficient evidence about the effects of combined aerobic and resistance exercise compared to isolated aerobic exercise or usual care on walking performance .
However , despite the low quality of evidence , the combined aerobic and resistance exercise seems to be an effective strategy to improve walking performance in patients with intermittent claudication .
These combined exercise modes or isolated aerobic exercise produce positive and significant results on walking performance .
The usual care approach has a trend to deteriorate the walking performance .
Background : The short-term benefits of aerobic and resistance exercise in subjects affected by Peripheral Arterial Disease ( PAD ) are scarcely examined in interaction .
This study aim ed to identify the effects of combined aerobic and resistance exercise programs on walking performance compared with isolated aerobic exercise or with the usual care in patients with intermittent claudication .