Schindl et al. [15] reported the effects of body-weight
supported treadmill walking exercise as a treatment
method to improve the physical fitness in children with
CP who were mostly non-ambulatory; their data demonstrate
relevant improvements in motor abilities. Activity
patterns shift towards aerobic activity in adulthood,
making aerobic capacity more important with increasing
age [14]. Therefore, there was a need for studying adult
subjects in treatments to improve aerobic capacity and
physical fitness, such as treadmill walking exercise. We
focused on adult patients with CP who have ambulatory
function.