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. 2022 Jun 23;12(6):e059945. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059945

Table 3.

CB-CR exercise programme

Warm-up
Cycling or mild treadmill walking 5 min
Stretching activities
  • Upper back

  • Chest

  • Lower back, waist mobility

  • Calf

  • Hamstring

  • Quadriceps

5 min
Main training part
Aerobic training
  • Cycling or treadmill walking

Exercise with an intensity of 70% of the patients’ maximal heart rate (HRmax) at a level of 12/20–14/20 of Borg scale
Strengthening training
  • Biceps curls

  • Shoulder press

  • Triceps

  • Lateral fly

  • Front deltoid raise

  • Mini squats

  • Hamstring curls

  • Plantar flex

  • Side leg raise

12 repetitions
1 set/exercise, starting at 30% and 70% of one-repetition maximum (1RM) for the upper body and lower body, respectively
Increase gradually to 70% and 80% of 1RM for the upper body and lower body, respectively
Balance training
  • Standing on one foot

  • Walking heel to toe

  • Reaching front

    • Lateral

    • Back

Starting with the patient’s own body weight.
Later add unstable surfaces.
Duration 40 min
1RM: the maximum weight a patient can lift in one complete repetition for a given exercise in a controlled way through a full range of motion with good posture
Cool-down
  • Cycling or mild treadmill walking

  • Moving hands slowly

  • Stretching exercises

10 min

CB-CR, centre-based cardiac rehabilitation group.