Table 1. A summary of the studies of daily repeated prolonged walking exertions with men in field conditions.

Study

Distance (km)

Number of days

Number of male subjects

Measurements

Shapiro et al.,1973

Myles et al., 1979

Roussel and Buguet,1982

Ross et al.,1983

Davies et al.,1984


Marniemi
et al.,1984

Greenhaff et al.,1987

Maughan et al.,1987

Griffin et al.,1988

Hedman, 1988

Faber et al.,1992

Hellsten et al.,1996

de Wild et al., 1997  

110

204

204

35

544


344

148

148

148

160

630

150

120

2

6

6

3

6


7

4

4

4

4

42

7

4

26

25

4

15

1


10

6

6

6

39

11

15

97

Serum enzymes

Self-paced work

HR during sleep

Muscleenzymes

Physiological, haematological
and hormonal
responses

Biochemicalparameters

Metabolic response

Metabolic response

Plasmalipoproteins

Painlevel

Plasma lipoproteins

Muscle damage

Walking speed