Self-Paced Walking within a Diverse Topographical Environment Elicits an Appropriate Training Stimulus for Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients

Table 1

Mean (±SD) performance, physiological, and perceptual responses from weeks 1 to 4.

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4
Time (min)	21.4±3.1	20.4±3.1^∗†	19.6±3.2^∗†	18.8±3.0^∗†
Walking velocity (km/h)	4.6±0.6	4.8±0.7^∗†	5.0±0.7^∗†	5.3±0.7^∗†
HR (bpm)	106±14	107±14	111±16.0^∗†	111±13.0^†
%  HRmax	64.7±8.8	65.6±9.0	68.0±10.1^∗†	68.2±8.8^†
RPE	9.9±1.6	10.2±1.6	10.1±1.8	10.1±1.9

^∗Significant change from antecedent week (𝑃<.05). †Significant change from Week 1 (𝑃<.05).