Exercise Intensity During Power Wheelchair Soccer

Autor: Laura Newsome, J.P. Barfield, Laurie A. Malone
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 97:1938-1944
ISSN: 0003-9993
Popis: Objective To determine exercise intensity during power wheelchair soccer among a sample of persons with mobility impairments. Design Cross-sectional descriptive. Setting On-site training facilities of multiple power wheelchair soccer teams. Participants Participants with severe mobility impairments (N=30) (mean ± SD, age: 29.40±15.51y, body mass index: 24.11±6.47kg/m 2 , power soccer experience: 7.91±3.93y, disability sport experience: 12.44±9.73y) were recruited from multiple power wheelchair soccer teams. Interventions Portable metabolic carts were used to collect oxygen consumption ( V ˙ o 2 ) data during resting and game play conditions. Main Outcome Measures Average V ˙ o 2 (expressed in metabolic equivalent tasks [METs]) during resting and game play conditions and rating of perceived exertion for game play. Results V ˙ o 2 increased from 1.35±0.47 METs at rest to 1.81±0.65 METs during game play. This 34% increase in exercise intensity was significant ( P Conclusions Although not able to sustain an intensity associated with reduced secondary disease risk (ie, 3 METs), the documented light-intensity exercise in the current study surpassed an intensity threshold associated with improved functional capacity and performance of daily living activities (ie, 1.5 METs).
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