A new proposal to guide velocity and inclination in the ramp protocol for the treadmill ergometer

OBJECTIVE: To suggest criteria to guide protocol prescription in ramp treadmill testing, according to sex and age, based on velocity, inclination, and max VO2 reached by the population studied. METHODS: Prospective study describing heart rate (HR), time, velocity, inclination, and VO2 estimated at m...

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Main Author: Silva,Odwaldo Barbosa e (author)
Other Authors: Sobral Filho,Dário C. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2003
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Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2003000900004
Country:Brazil
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