title: [Using the 6-minute walking test with obese people engaged in a physical activity program].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evaluating the applicability of the 6-minute walking test (6MWT) on 22 obese adults (12 women and 10 men) engaged in a physical activity program lasting 6 months.
  
  
  METHODS
  This longitudinal study involved using the 6MWT for evaluating cardiorespiratory capacity in people having different levels of obesity who were engaged in a physical activity program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The first set of 6MWT results revealed that the intervals having the highest frequency were 439.7-468.7=27.3 % (6) and 468.71-487.71=27.3 % (6). The 6MWT result at the end of the evaluation showed that the interval having the highest frequency was 463.01-501.01=45.5 % (10), without presenting clinical and/or physical signs which could have interrupted the test on the people being evaluated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed the 6MWT to be applicable as an evaluation and tracking tool for obese people engaged in a physical activity program. It should be stressed that the 6MWT protocol must be closely followed when evaluating physical endurance.
authors: Asociación Argentina de Kinesiología y Asociación Internacional de Salud, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: Lorena
authors: L
authors: Ramírez-Cardona
authors: Instituto de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá
authors: Alejandra
authors: A
authors: Valenzuela-Cazes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001118:Argentina; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods*; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016138:Walking