Classification of cardiorespiratory fitness without exercise testing

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Results of a study support the idea that cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) prediction models can be useful in characterizing the fitness level of a cohort using data from a questionnaire. Predicted CRF values may be valuable as exposure variables in epidemiology studies in which exercise testing cannot easily be carried out. Extreme misclassification was rare in the study. Accuracy of the model overall was not great, but 83% of the subjects were classified correctly or within one quintile of measured CRF.

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Cardiorespiratory responses to arm cranking and electrical stimulation leg cycling in people with paraplegia

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Improving cardiopulmonary fitness in paraplegics relies on a combination of physical interventions. While arm cranking has been found to produce beneficial effects, better results were obtained from including electrical stimulation-induced leg cycling along with arm cranking. Used together, these methods lowered venous pooling and boosted cardiac volume loading for paraplegic patients.

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Circuit training provides cardiorespiratory and strength benefits in persons with paraplegia

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This article examines the beneficial effects of a twelve-week circuit training regimen in a sample of paraplegic men. Findings indicate that resistance exercise safely improved muscle strength, peak power output, oxygen consumption, and cardiorespiratory endurance.

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