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Cardiovascular fitness is a component of physical fitness, which refers to a person's ability to deliver oxygen to the working muscles, including the heart.Cardiovascular fitness is improved by sustained physical activity (see also Endurance Training) and is affected by many physiological parameters, including cardiac output (determined by heart rate multiplied by stroke volume), vascular ...
Cardiorespiratory fitness can be increased by means of regular physical activity and exercise. The medical community agrees that regular physical activity plays an important role in reducing risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke , hypertension, diabetes, and a variety of other morbid conditions.
The Tecumseh step test is an exercise test that researchers use to determine a person's cardiovascular fitness level. The Tecumseh step test is a modified version of the Harvard Step Test, [1] and was developed by Professor Henry J. Montoye at the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan. The main differences ...
Aerobic exercise, also known as cardio, is physical exercise [1] of low to high intensity that depends primarily on the aerobic energy-generating process. [2] " Aerobic" is defined as "relating to, involving, or requiring oxygen", [ 3 ] and refers to the use of oxygen to meet energy demands during exercise via aerobic metabolism adequately. [ 4 ]
Studies at Baylor University and The Cooper Institute show that circuit training is the most time-efficient way to enhance cardiovascular fitness and muscle endurance. Studies show that circuit training helps women to achieve their goals and maintain them longer than other forms of exercise or diet. [4] A summary of one study noted the ...
A 2016 Cochrane review has shown that exercise-based cardiovascular rehabilitation programmes reduce cardiovascular mortality and hospitalization. [ 18 ] They also seem to improve Health-related quality of life in younger men recovering from a myocardial infarction or from a post-revascularisation surgery.
Other studies have shown that exercise-based rehabilitation at a moderate intensity in heart failure patients improves cardiorespiratory fitness and increases both exercise endurance capacity and VO2max (12–31% increase). [15] More recent studies have examined the effects of high-intensity exercise on patients with heart failure.
Improvement to cardiorespiratory fitness, as measured by VO 2 max, of individuals with lifestyle-induced chronic cardiovascular or metabolic diseases (including high blood pressure, obesity, heart failure, coronary artery disease, or metabolic syndrome) who completed a HIIT exercise program can be nearly double that of individuals who completed ...