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Table 1 Summary of the characteristics of the supervised exercise programs

From: Effect of different types of supervised exercise programs on cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness, pain, fatigue, mental health and inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers in older patients with post-COVID-19 sequelae “EJerSA-COVID-19”: a randomized controlled trial

Session

EG

Methodology

WF

Dur (min)

NE

Set

Rep/T

Rest E/S

Intensity

Warm-up

 

General/

JM

3 s/w

5

1–3

1

5–15/20 s

15/60–120 s

HR: 40–50%

RPE: 4–5

Workout

SET

Walking

3 s/w

50

1

1

1

––

HR to VT1:50–75% RPE: 4–8

SST

Circuit training

3 s/w

50

10

1–4

5–25/60 s

15/60–120 s

HR to VT1:50–75% RPE: 4–8

SCT

Walking + 

Circuit training

3 s/w

15 + 35

1 + 6–8

1 + 1–3

1 + 5–25/60 s

–– + 

15/60–120 s

HR to VT1:50–75% RPE: 4–8

Cooling down

 

Stretching/

Relaxation

3 s/w

5

1–8

1

20–30 s

15/60–120 s

Resting HR

RPE 1–3

  1. Abbreviations: Dur Duration (minutes), EG Experimental group, E/S Exercise/set, HR Heart rate, JM Joint mobility, NE Number of exercises, Rep/T Repetitions/effort time, RPE Ratio of perceived exertion, s/w Sessions/weekly, SCT Supervised concurrent training, SET Supervised endurance training, SST Supervised strength training, VT1 First ventilatory threshold, WF Weekly frequency