Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine
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Ann Phys Rehabil Med · May 2018
Number of raised steps: A tool to assess brief and intense effort involving anaerobic metabolism.
Although the initial anaerobic component of exercise adaptation is unavoidable, no specific functional test is available for use in routine non-sporting practice to evaluate it. ⋯ SFST is feasible, well tolerated, reliable and responsive to explore a brief exercise involving anaerobic metabolism at submaximal intensity. The number of steps taken in 1minute seems a suitable parameter for practical application.