Why the study?
Does an 8-week exercise training program improve heart rate recovery in elderly subjects without cardiac disease?
Population
24 elderly subjects aged 70 and older with no cardiac disease, and 25 healthy control subjects younger than…
Comparison
8-week program consisting of an aerobic physical… vs Healthy control subjects younger than 60 not…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
8 weeks
Authors
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Supports exercise training to improve HRR in elderly without cardiac disease; hypothesis-generating and needs RCTs before clinical adoption.
Does an 8-week exercise training program improve heart rate recovery in elderly subjects without cardiac disease?
An 8-week exercise training program significantly improves heart rate recovery and cardiovascular capacity in elderly subjects without cardiac disease.
Giallauria et al. (2005) studied this question.
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