Operationalizing a walking exercise prescription based on 6-minute walk test results.

Authors

Josh Sepic, Pamela M Bloomer, Susanna Miranda, Christopher B Hughes, Fei-Pi Lin, Andres Duarte-Rojo

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Research square. Jun 22, 2026. Epub Jun 22, 2026.

Abstract

A walking prescription is both practical and effective to prepare patients for liver transplant. To guide healthcare professionals on the number of steps to be prescribed, we correlated 6-minute walk test results with average daily collected with a personal fitness tracker. Based on our results, we recommend a 1500, 3000, and 6000 steps/day prescription for candidates strolling < 250 m, 250-349 m, and ≥ 350 m on their 6-minute walk test, respectively.

PMID:
42396535
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 03 Jul 2026.

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