Superiority ofTreadmill Walking Exercise Versus Strength Training forPatients With Peripheral Arterial Disease Implications fortheMechanism oftheTraining Response

bringon claudication pain. The walking exercise is inter-rupted byrest periods to relieve the claudication pain,andthenwalkingexerciseis resumedforatotalrestandexercise time of 1 hour.6 Supervised treadmill walkingexercise is veryeffective in improvingtreadmill exerciseperformance andcommunity-basedwalking ability.6-9In addition