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Episode 64: Cardiac Rehab Patients Benefit from High-Intensity Interval Training Maximum Wellness

    • Self-Improvement

It’s no secret that moderate intensity, continuous training (MICT) – usually in the range of a rate of perceived exertion (RPE) of 11 to 13 on the Borg scale of 6 to 20 – has demonstrated significant improvement in cardiorespiratory fitness – for both healthy individuals and patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).While high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is known to improve cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), as measured by the maximum volume of oxygen consumption (VO2Max), in a healthy...

It’s no secret that moderate intensity, continuous training (MICT) – usually in the range of a rate of perceived exertion (RPE) of 11 to 13 on the Borg scale of 6 to 20 – has demonstrated significant improvement in cardiorespiratory fitness – for both healthy individuals and patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).While high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is known to improve cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), as measured by the maximum volume of oxygen consumption (VO2Max), in a healthy...

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