TITLE:
Aerobic Threshold for Exercise Prescription
AUTHORS:
Laura Stefani, Gabriele Mascherini, Giorgio Galanti
KEYWORDS:
Sedentary, Exercise as Prescription, Intensity of Exercise, Cardio Pulmonary Test
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Vol.1 No.1,
September
2,
2010
ABSTRACT: The Aerobic Threshold (AerT), is an aged cardiovascular parameter not commonly used to evaluate the heart’s performance in athletes. It indirectly evaluated by ventilator parameters during Cardio Pulmonary Test (CPT). Considering that” exercise as prescription therapy “for the diseases, includes training normally established around at the 40% of the peak VO2, this parameter could be taken in care as initial level for the effort prescribed. The aim of the study was to estimate the behavior of the AerT and also Anaerobic Threshold (AT), VO2max in sedentary people. A group of athletes coming from different sports at the same and highest dynamic component were enrolled as control. A group of 41 athletes (16 soccer, 10 basket and 15 cyclists) and 9 healthy subjects were submitted to a CPT. The AerT, AT (assessed by Vslope method) and VO2max were evaluated. The statistical analysis was performed with T student test (P