A Novel Maximal Treadmill Exercise Testing Protocol in the Morbidly Obese

Volume: 49, Issue: 5S, Pages: 597 - 597
Published: May 1, 2017
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Although the results from treadmill exercise tests have been widely used as a marker of fitness and prognosis for various diseases, morbidly obese individuals often terminate testing at a level of discomfort far below their physiologic maximum. This early termination demonstrated in morbidly obese individuals may be due to bio-mechanical factors, low levels of fitness and the parameters of more traditional exercise testing...
Paper Details
Title
A Novel Maximal Treadmill Exercise Testing Protocol in the Morbidly Obese
Published Date
May 1, 2017
Journal
Volume
49
Issue
5S
Pages
597 - 597
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