Prescribing the frequency, duration, or volume of training is simple as these factors can be
altered by manipulating the number of exercise sessions per week, the duration of each …

Exercise prescribed according to relative intensity is a routine feature in the exercise science
literature and is intended to produce an approximately equivalent exercise stress in …

Background Exercise intensity is arguably the most critical component of the exercise
prescription model. It has been suggested that a threshold based model for establishing …

A variety of health benefits associated with physical activity depends upon the frequency,
intensity, duration, and type of exercise. Intensity of exercise is the most elusive of these …

Graded exercise testing (GXT) is the most widely used assessment to examine the dynamic
relationship between exercise and integrated physiological systems. The information from …

Historically, the ability of coaches to prescribe training to achieve optimal athletic
performance can be attributed to many years of personal experience. A more modern …

The terminology used for monitoring and promoting physical activity and exercise among
health and fitness professionals varies considerably. There is a large array of descriptor …

During incremental exercise, two thresholds may be identified from standard gas exchange
and ventilatory measurements. The first signifies the onset of blood lactate accumulation (the …

Prescribing exercise intensity is crucial in achieving an adequate training stimulus. While
numerous objective methods exist and are used in practical settings for exercise intensity …

Physiological variables, such as maximum work rate or maximal oxygen uptake (V̇O
2max), together with other submaximal metabolic inflection points (eg the lactate threshold …