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Table 1 High-intensity interval training program during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in the Exercise During and After Neoadjuvant Rectal Cancer Treatment (EXERT) trial

From: Exercise during and after neoadjuvant rectal cancer treatment (the EXERT trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

 

Interval period

Recovery period

 

Session

No.

Duration

Intensity

No.

Duration

Intensity

Total duration

 

(min)

% VO2 peaka

 

(min)

% VO2 peaka

(min)

1–2

5

2

85

4

2

40

28

3–4

6

2

85

5

2

40

32

5–6

7

2

85

6

2

40

36

7–18

8

2

85

7

2

40

40

  1. aPrescribed according to workload (treadmill speed and incline) that elicited 85% of VO2 peak (interval period) and 40% of VO2 peak (recovery period) during baseline graded exercise test
  2. Note: All HIIT sessions start with a 5-min warm-up and end with a 5-min cool-down