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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2018 May;11(5):e005598. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.117.005598

Table 1.

Exercise Prescribed over a 10 month program

Month Base Pace Maximal Steady State Intervals Recovery Strength Training
1 12@ 30 min None None None None
2 12@ 30 min 2 @ 30 min None None 8/month
3 8 @ 30 min 4 @ 30 min 4 sessions of 4 min “on” 3 min “off” 4 @ 30 min 8/month
4 2 @ 30 min/2 @ 45 min/2 @ 60 min 4 @ 30 min 4 sessions of 4 min “on” 3 min “off” 4 @ 30 min 8/month
5 2 @ 30 min/4 @ 60 min 4 @ 30 min 6 sessions of 4 min “on” 3 min “off” 4 @ 30 min 8/month
6 to 9 4 @ 30 min/4 @ 60 min None 8 sessions of 4 min “on” 3 min “off” 4 @ 30 min 8/month
10 to 24 4 @ 30 min/4 @ 60 min 2 @ 30 min 4 sessions of 4 min “on” 3 min “off” 4 @ 30 min 8/month

Base pace: 1–20bpm < MSSzone, MSS: VTHR ±5bpm, ~ 85–90% of HRmax, Intervals: ≥ 95% of PeakHR, Recovery: < Base Pace)