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. 2022 Jan 21;101(3):e28629. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000028629

Table 1.

Course of pulmonary rehabilitation.

No. Course description Time
1 Warming up consists of a low intensity (<40% maximal oxygen uptake) or medium intensity (40%–60% maximal oxygen uptake) activity 10 min
2 Stretching consists of whole-body relaxing activity 10 min
3 Main exercise consists of cardiovascular exercise (using an ergometer or treadmill), strength exercise of 60%–80% of the patient's maximum strength (ie, 1 set of 10–15 times of each muscle, set 2–3 times) and flexibility exercise (chest and upper and lower limbs stretching) 30 min
4 Warming down consists of cardiovascular and muscular endurance exercises with low intensity (<40% maximal oxygen uptake) or medium intensity (40%–60% maximal oxygen uptake) 10 min