A Spring in Your Step: Exercise Training Increases Stretch-Shortening Cycle Potentiation and Walking Economy

PURPOSE: Our objectives were to: (1) examine the effects of combined strength and aerobic training program on stretch-shortening cycle potentiation (SSCP) and net V̇O2 (inverse of walking economy) among older women and; (2) determine the relationship between SSCP and relative exercise intensity on walking economy. METHODS: Participants were 93 postmenopausal women (60-74 years), 67 of which completed 16 weeks of supervised strength and aerobic...