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This cohort study investigated aerobic exercise intensity prescription methods for adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). Athletes with paraplegia (PARA; n=47), tetraplegia (TETRA; n=20), or other health conditions (NON-SCI; n=67) completed submaximal and graded exercise tests. Lactate thresholds (LT1, LT2) were identified to demarcate exercise intensity domains. Associations between %VO2peak, %HRpeak, and RPE differed between PARA and TETRA. Fixed %VO2peak and %HRpeak did not result in uniform exercise intensity distribution. The study concludes that fixed percentages should not be used for aerobic exercise intensity prescription in adults with SCI.
Publisher
Spinal Cord
Published On
Dec 08, 2021
Authors
Michael J. Hutchinson, Victoria L. Goosey-Tolfrey
Tags
aerobic exercise
spinal cord injury
intensity prescription
lactate thresholds
exercise testing

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