- Title
- Interval circuit training for cardiorespiratory fitness is feasible for people after stroke
- Creator
- Marsden, Dianne L.; Dunn, Ashlee; Callister, Robin; McElduff, Patrick; Levi, Christopher R.; Spratt, Neil J.
- Relation
- International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation Vol. 24, Issue 5, p. 190-202
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2017.24.5.190
- Publisher
- Mark Allen Group
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Aims: To determine if community-dwelling stroke survivors can achieve exercise intensities sufficient to improve cardiorespiratory fitness during a single session of circuit training using an interval training approach. Methods: Thirteen independently ambulant participants within 1 year of stroke were included in this observational study (females=54%; median age=65.6 years; interquartile range=23.9). Exercise intensities were assessed throughout an individually tailored circuit of up to seven 5-minute workstations from a selection of nine functional (e.g. walking, stairs, balance) and three ergometer (upright cycle, rower, treadmill) workstations. The interval durations ranged from 5-60 seconds. Oxygen consumption (VO2 ) was recorded continuously using a portable metabolic system. The average VO2 during each 30-second epoch was determined. VO2 ≥10.5 mL/kg/min was categorised as ≥moderate intensity. Findings: Participants exercised at VO2 ≥10.5 mL/kg/min for the majority of the time on the workstations [functional: 369/472 epochs (78%), ergometer: 170/204 epochs (83%)]. Most (69%) participants exercised for ≥30 minutes. No serious adverse events occurred. Conclusions: Applying interval training principles to a circuit of functional and ergometer workstations enabled ambulant participants to exercise at an intensity and for a duration that can improve cardiorespiratory fitness. The training approach appears feasible, safe and a promising way to incorporate both cardiorespiratory fitness and functional training into post-stroke management.
- Subject
- exercise; physical fitness; rehabilitation; stroke
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1355624
- Identifier
- uon:31501
- Identifier
- ISSN:1741-1645
- Language
- eng
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