The importance of intensity in the prescription of health training. [La importancia de la intensidad en la prescripción de entrenamiento para la salud].

Traditionally the prescription of physical activity for health has been focused on continuous low-intensity activities. These trainings were oriented to the development or maintenance of cardiorespiratory fitness, prescribing intensities close to 50% of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) (ACSM, 1978). T...

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Main Author: Vicente Javier Clemente-Suarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ramón Cantó Alcaraz 2015-07-01
Series:Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5232/ricyde2015.041ed