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Does respiratory therapist hold you back during 6 min walk? Return to previous page 12/30/2017 1054 Views 4 Answers Last Activity: 3 years ago, Girlsaylor Tags: Six minute walk Question: 0 Girlsaylor 3 years ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel Does respiratory therapist hold you back during 6 min walk? Girlsaylor 3 years ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments My last 6 minute walk test left me confused. The respiratory therapist periodically told me to slow down. I didn’t understand why, and he wouldn’t explain why. I thought the test should accurately reflect what actually happens when you exert, not what happens when you just stroll. What am I missing? As I have a failing hip joint, and the other one is already replaced, my aerobic exercise is limited to swimming. I am decently strong, can swim half a mile at a session. Used to swim a mile years back. I thought they wanted to see real-Life exertion, but it didn’t seem so at all, with him telling me to slow it down several times. I ended up not desaturating for insurance qualification, which is a good thing. But the test didn’t measure my real life function. Maybe someone can explain
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