Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention
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J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev · Jan 2015
Cardiorespiratory function before and after aerobic exercise training in patients with interstitial lung disease.
To characterize the cardiorespiratory response to exercise before and after aerobic exercise training in patients with interstitial lung disease. ⋯ Clinically significant improvements in cardiorespiratory function were observed after aerobic exercise training in this group of subjects with interstitial lung disease. These improvements appear to have been mediated by increases in the peripheral extraction of O2 rather than changes in O2 delivery.
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J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev · Jan 2015
Prescription of walking exercise intensity from the 6-minute walk test in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is widely used in clinical practice, particularly to assess functional exercise capacity and to prescribe walking training intensity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the actual walking intensity prescribed from the 6MWT, in terms of percent peak oxygen uptake (%(Equation is included in full-text article.)O2peak) and percent (Equation is included in full-text article.)O2 reserve (%(Equation is included in full-text article.)O2R), has not been previously reported. This study aims to examine the exercise intensity when walking training is prescribed at 80% average 6MWT speed. ⋯ Walking exercise prescribed at 80% average 6MWT speed resulted in a high but tolerable exercise intensity that is likely to result in training benefits in most people with COPD.