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This study aimed to identify the effects of environmental conditions on the results of the 10-m walk test (10MWT) and 6-min walk test (6MWT) in people with chronic stroke. Thirty subjects were recruited for this study, and were assigned to one of three groups depending on walking velocity: (1) group 1 (G1: <0.4 m/s), (2) group 2 (G2: 0.4-0.8 m/s), and (3) group 3 (G3: >0.8 m/s). Subjects of all groups randomly performed The 10MWT and 6MWT in indoor and outdoor environments. Significant differences were not found for subjects of the G1 and G3 in comparison of indoor and outdoor environmental conditions (p<0.05); however, subjects of the G2 showed statistically significant difference in values of the 10MWT and 6MWT between the environmental conditions (p<0.05). In addition, there was found significant interaction effect between measurement condition (10MWT and 6MWT) and environmental condition (indoor and outdoor) (p<0.05). These findings suggest that the measurement value of walking velocity can be different in environmental conditions, that is, indoor and outdoor conditions. Also, keep in mind that value of walking velocity can be different depending on the use of short-term distance measure (10MWT) or long-term distance measure (6MWT). Further studies need to warrant the findings of this study.