Discussion
This randomised controlled trial demonstrated significant
improvements in disease-specific and generic measures
of QOL in a group of middle-aged and older adults
with FAOA following 6 weeks of supervised exercise. The
improvements were seen immediately following training
and still evident 3 months following training, and were
significantly greater than any changes observed in a wellmatched
control group. Exercise training resulted in a
significant increase in 6MWD, however the magnitude of
this change did not reach statistical significance compared
with the control group.