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Modalities of exercise training in cardiac rehabilitation Hasselt University
In order to be able to prescribe exercise in cardiac rehabilitation, a basic understanding of the training principles is mandatory. After discussing the general concepts of exercise prescription (FITT principles), a more detailed elaboration on the exercise modes in strength training (e.g. volume, type and intensity of contraction and difference between strength and endurance training) is provided. Next, exercise modes in aerobic (endurance) ...
Exercise prescription by physiotherapists to patients with cardiovascular disease is in greater agreement with European recommendations after using the EXPERT training tool KU Leuven Hasselt University
BACKGROUND: Exercise prescriptions by clinicians to patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) often disagree with recommendations, thus requiring improvement. AIM: To assess whether exercise prescriptions by physiotherapists to patients with CVD are better in agreement with European (ESC/EAPC) recommendations when the EXPERT (EXercise Prescription in Everyday practice & Rehabilitative Training) Training tool is used for digital educational ...
The Post Ischaemic Stroke Cardiovascular Exercise Study: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of fitness training for brain health KU Leuven
INTRODUCTION: Compared to healthy individuals, stroke patients have five times the rate of dementia diagnosis within three years. Aerobic exercise may induce neuroprotective mechanisms that help to preserve, and even increase, brain volume and cognition. We seek to determine whether aerobic fitness training helps to protect brain volume and cognitive function after stroke compared to an active, non-aerobic control. METHODS: In this Phase IIb, ...
Impact of Endurance Exercise Training in the Fasted State on Muscle Biochemistry and Metabolism in Healthy Subjects: Can These Effects be of Particular Clinical Benefit to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Insulin-Resistant Patients? Hasselt University Ghent University
Exercise training intervention is a cornerstone in the care of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and insulin resistance (IR), and it is pursued in order to optimize exercise interventions for these patients. In this regard, the nutritional state of patients during exercise (being in the fed or fasted state) can be of particular interest. The aim of the present review is to describe the impact of endurance exercise (training) in the fasted versus ...
Plasma acylcarnitine and fatty acid profiles during exercise and training in Standardbreds University of Antwerp
Objective-To evaluate alterations in skeletal muscle carnitine metabolism during exercise and training by measuring changes in plasma acylcarnitine concentrations in Standardbreds. Animals-10 Standardbred geldings with a mean SD age of 20 +/- 2 months and weight of 384 +/- 42 kg. Procedures-In a 32-week longitudinal study, training on a treadmill was divided into 4 phases as follows: phase 1, acclimatization for 4 weeks; phase 2, 18 weeks with ...
Unsupervised exercise training was not found to improve the metabolic health or phenotype over a 6-month dietary intervention University of Antwerp KU Leuven Ghent University
Ectopic fat leads to metabolic health problems. This research aimed to assess the effectiveness of a hypocaloric diet intervention together with an unsupervised exercise training program in comparison with a hypocaloric diet alone to reduce ectopic fat deposition. Sixty-one premenopausal women with overweight or obesity participated in this controlled trial and were each randomised into either a usual care group (hypocaloric diet) or ...
Genome wide association study of response to interval and continuous exercise training University of Antwerp KU Leuven
Background: Low cardiorespiratory fitness ((V) over dotO(2)peak) is highly associated with chronic disease and mortality from all causes. Whilst exercise training is recommended in health guidelines to improve (V) over dotO(2)peak, there is considerable inter-individual variability in the (V) over dotO(2)peak response to the same dose of exercise. Understanding how genetic factors contribute to (V) over dotO(2)peak training response may improve ...