Table 2.
Year-long exercise intervention protocol for postmenopausal women in the BETA Trial, Alberta, Canada
| Duration of exercise in minutes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Frequency of supervised sessions | Frequency of unsupervised sessions | Intensity (% HRR 1 ) | High volume group | Moderate volume group |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 50-60 | 15 – 20 | 10 – 15 |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 50-60 | 15 – 20 | 10 – 15 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 55-65 | 20 – 25 | 15 – 20 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 55-65 | 20 – 25 | 15 – 20 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 60-70 | 25 – 30 | 15 – 20 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 60-70 | 30 – 35 | 20 – 25 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 60-70 | 35 – 40 | 20 – 25 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 60-70 | 40 – 45 | 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 60-70 | 45 – 50 | 25 – 30 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 65-75 | 50 – 55 | 25 – 30 |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | 65-75 | 55 – 60 | 25 – 30 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | 65-75 | 60 | 30 |
| 13-52 | 3 | 2 | 65-75 | 60 | 30 |
1% HRR: percentage of calculated heart rate reserve.