BACKGROUND Levels of physical fitness are low after stroke. It is unknown whether improving physical fitness after stroke reduces disability. OBJECTIVES To determine whether fitness training after stroke reduces death, dependence, and disability. The secondary aims were to determine the effects of training on physical fitness, mobility, physical function, quality of life, mood, and incidence ...

Periodization of resistance training or planned changes in training volume and intensity are used to maximize strength and fitness gains. Several types of periodized resistance training plans have been developed. The most common of these plans is linear also termed classic or strength/power periodization and nonlinear periodization. The biggest difference between these two types of training pla...

Research within sport science disciplines seeks to enhance performance via the combination of factors that influences team’s periodization. The current study aimed investigate variations in training load (TL), and consequential changes fitness variables, based on use match difficulty prediction model (MDP), level opposition (LOP), days between matches, location during 12 weeks competitive perio...

BACKGROUND Exercise training is a key component of cardiac rehabilitation but there is a discrepancy between the high volume of exercise prescribed in trials comprising the evidence base and the lower volume prescribed to UK patients. OBJECTIVE To quantify prescribed exercise volume and changes in cardiorespiratory fitness in UK cardiac rehabilitation patients. METHODS We accessed n=950 pat...