Does personalized exercise prescription using a threshold model improve the incidence of V˙O2max responders compared to a standardized approach using heart rate reserve?
Personalized exercise prescription using metabolic thresholds improves cardiorespiratory fitness response rates compared to standardized heart rate reserve methods.
A threshold model for exercise intensity prescription had a greater effect on the incidence of CRF training response compared with a standardized approach using heart rate reserve. The use of thresholds for intensity markers accounts for individual metabolic characteristics and should be considered as a viable and practical method to prescribe exercise intensity.
Weatherwax et al. (Thu,) studied this question.