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André Pontes-Silva1, André Luiz Lopes2
1Postgraduate Program in Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
Abstract:
Greater amounts of human movement involve greater amounts of physical work and, consequently, greater metabolic energy expenditure. Therefore, when comparing the effects of different exercise interventions, it is imperative to understand, delineate, and assess the cumulative effort induced by each exercise intervention tested. However, few clinical trials use an exercise program that controls for this variable in their intervention. This methodological flaw raises an important question: is it possible to determine which type of exercise is effective (for a given outcome) without knowing which type of exercise tested produced the most total work? The answer is simple: no! Because different exercises produce similar musculoskeletal adaptations, the difference is in the total work. Therefore, we aimed to present a way of comparing different types of physical exercise: the total work equalization.
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