This project seeks to overcome the reduced walking capability, poor health status, decreased functional capacity, and sedentary lifestyle of stroke patients. The specific objectives are to compare the effects of regular inpatient stroke rehabilitation to regular rehabilitation combined with STAT after an acute stroke on: a) gait performance; b) functional outcomes; c) oxygen consumption during a seated task; and finally: d) using Brain Motor Control Assessment to obtain neurophysiological characteristics, as possible predictors of rehabilitation outcomes.