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Table 1 Exercise training, prescription, and monitoring of patients on the cardiac rehabilitation program

From: Whey protein supplementation for the preservation of mass and muscular strength of patients with heart failure: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Type of exercise

 

Intensity of exercise

Duration of sessions

Monitoring

Weekly frequency

Continuous exercise

Aerobic training (walking)

60–70% VO2max

30 min

BS (levels 12–14), BP, ECG and HR

Once a week

High-intensity interval training

Aerobic training (walking)

8 sets of 40 s at 90–95% VO2max separated by 110 s of moderate-intensity exercise at 50% VO2max

Approximately 20 min

BS (levels 12–14), BP, ECG and HR

Twice a week

Strength training

Dynamic with machine weights (quadriceps, hip, trunk, dorsal and pectoral)

3 sets of 10 repetitions (30–40% of body weight)

Approximately 30 min

Symptom-limited exercise test with HR and BP will be monitored at 10-min intervals

3 times a week

  1. VO2max maximal oxygen uptake, HR heart rate, BP blood pressure, BS Borg Scale, ECG electrocardiogram