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Home-Based Prescribed Pulmonary Exercise in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Published on: August 24, 2019
The efficacy of unsupervised home-based exercise regimens in comparison to supervised laboratory-based exercise
James Blackwell1,2, Philip J Atherton3, Kenneth Smith3
1MRC-ARUK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Nottingham Royal Derby Hospital Centre, Derby, United Kingdom mzxjb2@nottingham.ac.uk.
Abstract:
Supervised high-intensity interval training (HIIT) can rapidly improve cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). However, the effectiveness of time-efficient unsupervised home-based interventions is unknown. Eighteen volunteers completed either: laboratory-HIIT (L-HIIT); home-HIIT (H-HIIT) or home-isometric hand-grip training (H-IHGT). CRF improved significantly in L-HIIT and H-HIIT groups, with blood pressure improvements in the H-IHGT group only. H-HIIT offers a practical, time-efficient exercise mode to improve CRF, away from the laboratory environment. H-IHGT potentially provides a viable alternative to modify blood pressure in those unable to participate in whole-body exercise.
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