Table 2.

Physical activity of patients with PD before and during BeatWalk rehabilitation program: caloric expenditure and frequency of exercises measured with the Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors (CHAMPS) questionnaire.

	Before rehabilitation program	During rehabilitation program	P
Number of participants	39	39
Caloric expenditure/week (kcal/week)
in all exercise-related activities	3,793.9 ± 2,751.0	3,876.7 ± 2,714.7	0.9
in at least moderate intensity exercise-related activities	2,521.4 ± 1,766.2	2,693.0 ± 2,137.6	0.9
in “fast walk for exercise”	158.7 ± 348.6	528.4 ± 553.2	<0.005
Frequency/week
of all exercise-related activities	22.0 ± 13.2	23.9 ± 9.1	0.3
of at least moderate intensity exercise-related activities	8.8 ± 7.1	11.3 ± 5.8	<0.001
of walk for exercise	0.8 ± 1.6	4.6 ± 1.8	<0.0001
Percent of participants
who exercises with moderate intensity	89.7	100	<0.05
who walk for exercise	28.2	100	<0.001