The anaerobic threshold (AT) remains a widely recognized, and contentious, concept in
exercise physiology and medicine. As conceived by Karlman Wasserman, the AT coalesced …

The hyperbolic form of the power-duration relationship is rigorous and highly conserved
across species, forms of exercise and individual muscles/muscle groups. For modalities …

Background: Limb muscle dysfunction is prevalent in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and it has important clinical implications, such as reduced exercise tolerance …

This document reviews 1) the measurement properties of commonly used exercise tests in
patients with chronic respiratory diseases and 2) published studies on their utilty and/or …

ABSTRACT JONES, AM, A. VANHATALO, M. BURNLEY, RH MORTON, and DC POOLE.
Critical Power: Implications for Determination of VO2max and Exercise Tolerance. Med. Sci …

The role of dynamic hyperinflation (DH) in exercise limitation in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) remains to be defined. We examined DH during exercise in 105 …

Evidence-based recommendations on the clinical use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing
(CPET) in lung and heart disease are presented, with reference to the assessment of …

In patients with pulmonary disease, disease severity and prognosis are determined not only
by lung function impairment (1, 2). In patients with mild, moderate, or severe disease …

The activities of daily living typically occur at metabolic rates below the maximum rate of
aerobic energy production. Such activity is characteristic of the nonsteady state, where …

Understanding of what constitutes a training load adequate to induce training effects in
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is still evolving. The present …