title: A preliminary investigation on exercise intensities of gardening tasks in older adults.
abstract: Heart rate (HR) was measured continuously while men (n=6) and women (n=2) ages 71 to 85 years (M=77.4, SD=4.1) completed nine gardening tasks. HR and VO2 from a submaximal graded exercise test were used to estimate gardening VO2, energy expenditure, % HRmax, and metabolic equivalents (METs). Tasks were low to moderate intensity physical activity (1.6-3.6 METs); those which worked the upper and lower body were moderate intensity physical activity while those that worked primarily the upper body were low intensity physical activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Horticulture, Forestry, & Recreation Resources, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506, USA.
authors.forename: Sin-Ae
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Candice A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Shoemaker
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Haub
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D051639:Gardening; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity