Research
Adherence
Home-based training (HBT) is a viable alternative to supervised exercise training (SET) when SET is not feasible, provided it is structured and monitored.
If you can't go to a supervised program, start a home-based walking plan. Walk 3 times a week, starting with 20 minutes and building up to 60. Use a pedometer or smartwatch to track your activity, and consider logging your pain levels. This is just as effective as supervised exercise if you monitor yourself.
GoodConditionalMEDIUM confidence
When supervised exercise training is not feasible, structured, high-intensity pain, monitored (calls, log-books, connected devices) home–based programs should be proposed.
Why this rating
Supported by meta-analyses showing non-significant differences in MWD when monitored.
Source
Exercise therapy for chronic symptomatic peripheral artery disease
Lucia Mazzolai et al. · European Heart Journal · 2024
DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad734
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Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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- High-intensity exercise training (77-95% max HR or 14-17 Borg scale) improves walking performance and cardiorespiratory fitness more effectively than low-intensity training in PAD patients.Good
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