This study was undertaken to characterize the oxygen consumption and heart rate responses of subjects during laboratory simulated aerobic dance circuit training sessions. Sixteen female subjects performed six randomly assigned 30-minute aerobic dance circuit training protocols. Oxygen consumption and heart rate responses were monitored in response to changes in three independent variables which were: interval duration, leg involvement and fitness level. Results revealed that the different interval durations generated significantly different oxygen costs. Also, it was found that in relative terms (% of max VO$ sb2$), the low fitness group (max VO$ sb2 $ 45 ml/kg.min). Furthermore, it was found that the involvement of deep knee bends during the resistance training segment of the circuit significantly increased the oxygen cost when the resistance training segments were compared. Finally, the results showed that exercise intensity was overestimated when using percentage of max HR.

The purpose of this study was to identify the most responsive measure of aerobic fitness over a four week pre-surgical aerobic training program (prehabilitation) in patients undergoing major bowel resection. Twenty one subjects (14 in exercise, 7 in control) participated. Fourteen subjects underwent 26.5 +/- 8.6 days of progressive aerobic exercise training at 40 to 65% of heart rate reserve (%HRR). The results showed that peak power output was the only maximal measure that responded to training as it improved by 26 +/- 27% (ES = 0.24, SRM = 1.05) in the exercise group (p < 0.05) compared to no change in the control group. For the submaximal measures, 6-Minute Walking Test improved in both group. Submaximal V·O2 (V·O2submax) and Submaximal Heart Rate (HR submax) were the most responsive to training as they decreased by 13 +/- 15% (ES = -0.24, SRM = -0.57) and 7 +/- 6% (ES = -0.40, SRM = -0.97) at 76 +/- 47 W compared to no change in the control group.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Eastern Washington University, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 46-49).