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Prediction equation to estimate heart rate at individual ventilatory threshold in female and male obese adults.

Gian Pietro EmerenzianiDafne FerrariMaria Grazia VaccaroMaria Chiara GallottaSilvia MigliaccioAndrea LenziCarlo BaldariLaura Guidetti
Published in: PloS one (2018)
In conclusion, in female and male obese adults, the 6-MWT might be used to predict HR at IVT. These outcomes are useful to prescribe optimal physical activity intensity when gold standard methods (e.g. gas exchange analysis) are unavailable.
Keyphrases
  • heart rate
  • heart rate variability
  • physical activity
  • adipose tissue
  • weight loss
  • metabolic syndrome
  • blood pressure
  • type diabetes
  • obese patients
  • body mass index
  • bariatric surgery
  • insulin resistance