Table 1 Exercise Prescription and results of the intervention.

From: A pilot study of high-intensity interval training in older adults with treatment naïve chronic lymphocytic leukemia

 

High-intensity interval

Low-intensity interval

Prescribed

Intensity (% VO2peak)

80–90

50–60

Heart rate (bpm)

139 (19)–149 (21)

110 (13)–119 (14)

Aerobic exercise

 Each interval (sec)

60–90

60–90

 Warm-up + cool down (min)

10

 Total time/week (min)

90

 Total sessions (N)

36

 Total exercise exposure (min)

1080

Resistance exercise

Total time/week (min)

60

Total sessions (N)

24

Total exercise exposure (min)

720

Baseline 1 RM (kg)

 Leg press

137.9 (53.5)

 Chest press

43.2 (26.9)

 Seated row

51.2 (24.9)

Adherence

Total exercise adherence (%Rx sessions)

99 (3.6)

Total minutes of exercise/week (mins/wk)

148.5 (5.4)

Actual aerobic

Intensity (% VO2peak)

89 (2.8)

72 (4.8)

Heart rate (bpm)

142 (19)

127 (6)

Exercise adherence (%Rx sessions)

99.4 (2.9)

Actual resistance

Exercise adherence (%Rx sessions)

98.3 (6.0)

Final 1 RM (kg)

 Leg press

179.5 (53.2)

 Chest press

63.0 (39.2)

 Seated row

68.3 (31.3)

  1. VO2peak (Aerobic Capacity in mL/kg/min); bpm (beats per minute); min (minutes); Rx (prescription); kg (kilogram); RM (repetition maximum). Data are mean (SD).