Key result
Moderate exercise protocols may match maximum exertion for evaluating cardiorespiratory health.
Why the study?
Optimized methods for cardiorespiratory health evaluation are needed, and moderate exercise protocols might be as effective as maximum exertion protocols.
Do moderate exercise protocols evaluate cardiorespiratory health as effectively as maximum exertion exercise protocols?
Do moderate exercise protocols evaluate cardiorespiratory health as effectively as maximum exertion exercise protocols?
Moderate exercise protocols, including pseudorandom or constant workload, may be effective alternatives to maximum exertion protocols for evaluating cardiorespiratory health.
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May support moderate protocols as safer alternatives to maximal testing; leaves open prospective validation in clinical cohorts.
Beltrame et al. (2020) studied this question. Pseudorandom or constant workload moderate exercise protocols may be as effective as maximum exertion protocols for evaluating cardiorespiratory health.
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