Research Update

A recent study published in The Journal of Renal Nutrition showed that chronic kidney disease patients (CKD) who participated in a moderate walking program scored higher on how they perceived their quality of life.

A recent Chinese study followed the walking habits of 558 individuals with CKD and classified them into categories of low-, middle-, and high-step counts based on the amount of steps they took in a normal day. After following this group of individuals over a period of time their physical and mental well-being was measured using a scientific measuring tool. The results demonstrated that those with a moderate amount of steps (7000-12,000/day) scored highest in how they perceived their physical well-being and their mental well-being..

Individuals with high-step counts (>12,000) scored lower on the mental perception of well-being than those in the middle category; and those with a low-step count (<7000 steps/day) scored lower on the physical perception portion compared to those in the middle category. The authors go further into examining the reasons behind these results but it would be easy to see that as an individual becomes more active both their mental well-being and physical well-being improves. And with most things, there is a point where it can become too much of a good thing.

Renal Rehab starts with measuring where each individual's activity level is when starting an exercise program and finds a level of activity that is beneficial and makes the participant feel good about what they are doing, both physically and mentally.

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