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ABSTRACT
The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a simple, low-tech, safe and well established, self-paced assessment tool to quantify functional exercise capacity in adults. This study was aimed at analyzing and comparing the effect of functional exercise on cortisol levels in healthy young adults. This study included 40 healthy young adults aged 18-28 years. The pre and post-test vitals were measured and recorded. Cortisol levels were measured pre and post-test. The statistical analysis was performed with Graph Pad Prism Version 8.1. Unpaired student t-test was used to compare pre- exercise and post-exercise. The results showed that there was no significant change in cortisol levels before and after the six minute walk test and there was no correlation between the six minute walk distance and cortisol levels. This study found no significant changes in cortisol levels before and after the test suggesting that this short duration of physical activity does not induce a significant stress response, as measured by cortisol levels. Additionally, there was no correlation found between cortisol levels and the distance covered during the walk, indicating that individual variations in cortisol levels do not predict walking endurance in this population.
