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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
According to the Oxford Dictionary of Sport Science and Medicine cardiovascular fitness is the "ability of the heart and blood vessels to supply nutrients and oxygen to tissues, including muscles, during sustained exercise". | According to the Oxford Dictionary of Sport Science and Medicine cardiovascular fitness is the "ability of the heart and blood vessels to supply nutrients and oxygen to tissues, including muscles, during sustained exercise". <ref>Kent M, Kent DM. The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine. New York: Oxford University Press; 2006.</ref> | ||
== Assessment of Cardiovascular Fitness == | == Assessment of Cardiovascular Fitness == | ||
In order to develop appropriate exercise programs and monitor the response to training it is important to first assess cardiovascular fitness under reproducible test situations, ensuring factors such as the type of ergometer, constraints used, position of individual are standardized. Precautions should also be followed when conducting cardiovascular assessments as strenuous exercise can lead to a cardiovascular event. | In order to develop appropriate exercise programs and monitor the response to training it is important to first assess cardiovascular fitness under reproducible test situations, ensuring factors such as the type of ergometer, constraints used, position of individual are standardized. Precautions should also be followed when conducting cardiovascular assessments as strenuous exercise can lead to a cardiovascular event. |
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Aerobic activity involves the use of oxygen to meet the energy demands of the body’s muscles during exercise. It is associated with longer duration exercise during a given session of training, often at a consistent pace. Regular aerobic training will improve cardiovascular function. With improved cardiovascular function, individuals are more likely to be able to live independently, decrease secondary health complications, and improve muscular endurance.
Definition[edit | edit source]
According to the Oxford Dictionary of Sport Science and Medicine cardiovascular fitness is the "ability of the heart and blood vessels to supply nutrients and oxygen to tissues, including muscles, during sustained exercise". [1]
Assessment of Cardiovascular Fitness[edit | edit source]
In order to develop appropriate exercise programs and monitor the response to training it is important to first assess cardiovascular fitness under reproducible test situations, ensuring factors such as the type of ergometer, constraints used, position of individual are standardized. Precautions should also be followed when conducting cardiovascular assessments as strenuous exercise can lead to a cardiovascular event.
Peak Oxygen Consumption Tests[edit | edit source]
The peak oxygen consumption (VO2 Max) test, equivalent to the VO2 Max Test in able bodied individuals that measures the maximal capacity of the body to deliver oxygen from the lungs to the mitochondria of exercising muscles by expired gas collection, is the most accurate way to assess cardiovascular fitness.[2] In individuals with a spinal cord injury, the VO2 Max Test is typically performed using an arm cycle ergometer, but can also be completed with manual wheelchair propulsion or handcycle on an ergometer or treadmill with gradually increasing exercise intensities until exhaustion.
Submaximal Exercise Tests[edit | edit source]
Field Exercise Tests[edit | edit source]
Response to Cardiovascular Fitness Training[edit | edit source]
Cardiac Output[edit | edit source]
Heart Rate[edit | edit source]
Stroke Volume[edit | edit source]
Aterio-venous Oxygen Difference[edit | edit source]
Size Exercising Muscle Mass[edit | edit source]
Ability Muscle to Extract Oxygen[edit | edit source]
Exercise Prescription[edit | edit source]
Type[edit | edit source]
Examples of Cardiovascular Exercise include; Arm Crank Ergometers Cycling Nordic Ski Erg Swimming Wheelchair Pushing Walking
Intensity[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
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